BackG-20 ‘family photo’ captures body language of world’s most powerful leaders
The photograph taken during the G-20 summit in Hangzhou offers a rare snapshot of the world's most powerful leaders gathered in one place at the same time
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Hong Kong: Leaders of the world’s biggest economies gathered for a ‘family photo’ during the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China. The photograph offers a rare snapshot of the world’s most powerful leaders gathered in one place at the same time. It can also be an opportunity to assess the body language of those present. Standouts in this year’s image include a smirking Russian president Vladimir Putin and US president Barack Obama’s awkward foot shuffle.
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As host, China’s president Xi Jinping took centre stage flanked by Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hosted last year’s summit, and German chancellor Angela Merkel, who will convene the G-20 in 2017. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, smiling and looking relaxed, came to the summit boasting one of the world’s fastest growing economies and having already promised to push through the kind of economic reforms that the G-20 is advocating.
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Guests invited to the 4-5 September event and officials such as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde are also in the photo. Bloomberg
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