Several world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro seized the opportunity to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who returned to the global stage after skipping last year's gathering in India.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday outlined China's eight actions for global development in his remarks at Session I of the 19th G20 Summit on Fight Against Hunger and Poverty in Rio de Janeiro. The first is to pursue high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.

China’s economy is obviously the second biggest in the world … I will be having serious pragmatic discussions with the president when I meet him.’

China's relationship with Australia has achieved a turnaround and the two countries are maintaining a positive momentum of development, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday,

Good morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Emily Wind with the main action. Anthony Albanese has met China’s president Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil overnight with Beijing trying to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met China's President Xi Jinping in Brazil on Monday, as Beijing seeks to promote Australia as a model for trading with China in a Trump era, even as Canberra draws closer defence ties with Washington.

China’s President Xi Jinping claims there have been some “twists and turns” in Australia’s relationship with China over the last decade, reveals Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.