7 things you might have missed at China’s G20 Summit This year’s G20 summit, which ended on Sept. 5, saw leaders who represent around 85% of the world’s economy gather in China’s southeastern city of Hangzhou.<br />Here are some key moments.<br />A squabble over a mobile stairway caused President Barack Obama to disembark from Air Force One on a small flight of metal stairs, and not onto the red carpet normally provided to world leaders.<br />The incident suggested the Chinese snubbed the American leader, which Chinese officials deny.<br />There was also a disagreement on the tarmac when a Chinese official shouted “this is our country” to U.S. officials and reporters trying to cross a cordon.<br />Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced they will formally ratify the Paris climate change agreement.<br />Obama met with President Vladimir Putin in attempts to clarify gaps in negotiations over the Syrian crisis.<br />World leaders were unanimous in their acknowledgment of rising income inequality and a growing backlash to globalization.<br />Obama told U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May that a trade deal between both countries would not be a priority.<br />North Korea launched three ballistic missiles on Sept. 5, in a move seen as an attempt to capture the attention of world leaders as they attend the G-20 summit.<br />Obama cancelled his planned meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after the Filipino appeared to call him a “son of a whore.”
