G20 summits are falling into a pattern. Osaka this weekend looked much like a rerun of Buenos Aires seven months ago. US president Donald Trump ratchets up his tariff war with China as the meeting approaches, then agrees with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to a truce and a resumption of talks. Leaders just about agree on a communiqué restating commitments to the Paris climate change accord, but a separate paragraph lays out US objections. The paper barely covers the cracks.
20國集團(G20)峰會正形成一種模式。大阪的這個周末看起來很像7個月前布宜諾斯艾利斯(Buenos Aires)的重現。在會議召開前夕,美國總統唐納德?特朗普(Donald Trump)加大了與中國的關稅戰的力度,隨后他與中國國家主席習近平達成休戰并同意重啟談判。各國領導人就在公報中重申對巴黎氣候變化協定的承諾達成了一致,但公報又單獨列出了美國的反對意見。這一紙公報幾乎無法掩蓋各國間的分歧。