Xi confronts Trudeau at G-20, says private conversation was ‘leaked’ to media: ‘Not appropriate’

Xi confronts Trudeau at G-20, says private conversation was ‘leaked’ to media: ‘Not appropriate’

Chinese Communist Party President Xi Jinping took a stern tone with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-20 world meeting in Indonesia on Wednesday, complaining of “inappropriate” leaks to the press. 

The confrontation followed Canadian government sources‘ discussion of the world leaders’ conversation on the sidelines of the G-20 on Tuesday, where Trudeau reportedly voiced “serious concerns” about Chinese attempts to influence the country.

“Everything we discussed has been leaked to the papers. That’s not appropriate,” Xi told Trudeau in an informal conversation at the G-20, according to video shot by a Canadian pool reporter. “And that’s not the way the conversation was conducted.”