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Chinese president leaves for G20 summit

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-06-23 17:35

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao left Beijing for Canada Wednesday afternoon to pay a state visit to the country and attend the fourth Group of 20 (G20) summit scheduled for June 26-27 in Toronto.

Hu is invited by Canadian Governor-General Michaelle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

At this summit, G20 leaders will discuss ways to consolidate the recovery of the world economy and the reform of the international financial system in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.