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1st LD: China to host 2016 G20 summit in Hangzhou on Sept. 4-5: Xi

Xinhua, November 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

China will host the 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) summit in the eastern city of Hangzhou, best known for its scenic West Lake, on Sept. 4-5, President Xi Jinping announced here Monday.

Its theme will be "Building an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy," Xi said while addressing a working lunch during the ongoing 10th G20 summit in this Turkish resort city.

China will take over the presidency of the G20 on Dec. 1, 2015. Endi