At this year's G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, there are three highlights.
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As early as February 20, at the regular press conference, spokesperson Mao Ning explained that China's Minister Wang Yi could not attend this year's G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting. At that time, Mao Ning said: "We attach importance to the role of the G20, and China will send a delegation to attend." We will announce the details of the meeting in due course, and we also look forward to this meeting to play a positive role in promoting the G20 to further build consensus and strengthen solidarity and cooperation. The day after, Mao Ning answered reporters' questions again. This time, she said bluntly: "Foreign Minister Wang Yi is difficult to attend this meeting due to schedule reasons, and Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu has been appointed to attend on behalf of China. ”1
On the afternoon of February 22, local time, the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting concluded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Looking back at this year's G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, there are three highlights:
Blinken and Sergei Lavrov avoided each other at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov avoided each other at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Rio. They didn't say hello, and even during the group photo session, they tried to stay away from each other. Of course, this is not to say that there is no interaction between Russia and the United States. When Lavrov spoke in public, he directly said "I hope that American colleagues will not choke on the dinner table." This is, of course, a mockery of Blinken. Although the Russian side did not travel to Munich, Germany, to attend the 60th Munich Security Conference, Lavrov was of course aware of the relevant information about the meeting. At the meeting, Blinken talked about Sino-US relations, and even said, "In the international system, if you are not at the table, you will be on the menu." This is, of course, nonsense. At the Mu'an meeting, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and head of the Communist Party of China, issued "losing more is not a rational choice, and win-win is the future of mankind". Uncle Hai felt that Wang Yi's words overshadowed Blinken's rhetoric. I don't know if Lavrov knows the old Chinese saying, "Man is a sword, I am a fish". Anyway, he seems to have a good grasp of Blinken's "table" and "menu" statement. When taunting Blinken, Lavrov did not even forget to spread his hands, showing a kind of helplessness. 
Brazil's ** Lula met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Brasilia on February 22 local time, and the second is that Brazil ** Lula said when he met with Lavrov in Brasilia on February 22 local time that he would go to Russia, the host country, during this year's BRICS summit. Previously, in April 2023, Lula politely declined Russia's invitation to visit Russia from Vladimir Putin, on the grounds that he did not see Russia and Ukraine take concrete and practical actions to stop the hostile conflict. I don't know if Lula sees anything now, but it will be Lula's first trip to Russia since his third inauguration in Brazil on January 1, 2023. Uncle Hai would like to say that although relations between Brazil and Russia are not bad, Lula is not completely without scruples. For example, Lavrov went to Brasilia with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, that is, to complete the trip on Vieira's plane. Instead, the Il-96 plane that Lavrov was flying on had to fly to countries around Brazil that are friendly to Russia to dock and refuel. The reason for this is that almost all aviation fuel suppliers in Brazil belong to Western companies. Naturally, they are reluctant to supply Russian aircraft with fuel. And Lula had nothing but helplessness at this time. There's a third highlight. China's first minister, Wang Yi, did not attend the G20 foreign ministers' meeting. China did send a delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu. The Chinese delegation did not show any abnormalities when it was to make a statement, and the exchange was an exchange when it should be exchanged. So, why did Wang Yi not attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting? It is said that Wang Yi has just attended the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich, and then visited Spain and France. Whether it is meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during Germany's attendance at the MUAN meeting, or meeting with the heads of state and leaders of the two countries in Spain and France, it shows not only the busy affairs of the Chinese foreign minister, but also the importance that major European countries attach to China. 
On February 19, local time, King Felipe VI of Spain met with Wang Yi, member of the Politburo and chief of the Communist Party of China, in Madrid
So, why can't Wang Yi take a break from his schedule and attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting? What is more important than the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting? It turned out that Wang Yi returned to Beijing and attended a reception on February 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat. On one side there is a meeting of the G20 foreign ministers, and on the other side there is a meeting of the SCO Secretariat. Is Wang Yi's attendance more important? It seems that some clues can be seen from this! 
On February 22, Wang Yi, member of the Politburo and head of the Communist Party of China, attended a reception in Beijing to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Picture: Wang Yi mentioned in his speech that the Secretariat has made important contributions to the development of the SCO. "Since its establishment, the SCO has set an example of a new type of international relations and a new type of regional cooperation, guided by the 'Shanghai Spirit' of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations and the pursuit of common development. At present, the changes in a century are accelerating, and the world situation is chaotic and intertwined, and it is more necessary to carry forward the 'Shanghai Spirit' and a cooperation platform like the SCO. The SCO countries need to stand ahead of the times, set an example of cooperation, build a closer community with a shared future, and achieve common development goals. After these sincere words, Wang Yi also put forward four "musts": to consolidate regional security, to deepen practical cooperation, to promote people-to-people bonds, and to improve global governance. 
Wang Yi speaks at the reception of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat in Beijing Photo: It is not difficult to see that although China also attaches great importance to the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, after all, this event in Beijing is the 20th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Secretariat. You must know that the G20 foreign ministers' meeting is held every year, and it is quite rare for an important department of an international organization to celebrate the 10th anniversary. It's a once-in-a-decade wait. I would like to add that the Chinese delegation led by Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu ushered in good news in Rio de Janeiro. On the afternoon of the 22nd local time, the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting closed. According to the communiqué issued by the meeting, the parties to the meeting reached an agreement on a two-stage settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This is, of course, good news. 
Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu attends the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 21-22 Photo: 3
Uncle Hai also noted that after attending events related to the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the SCO Secretariat, on February 23, Wang Yi met with Plütner, foreign affairs adviser to the German Chancellor, in Beijing. Wang Yi said that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of an all-round strategic partnership between China and Germany. China is ready to further strengthen communication with Germany, consolidate strategic mutual trust, deepen cooperation, and promote the steady development of bilateral relations. We will continue to promote practical cooperation with an open attitude, rational spirit and market principles, properly resolve differences in the course of common progress and development, abandon protectionism, and make positive contributions to world stability, development and prosperity. Plutner said that he hopes to further expand cooperation with China in various fields and make new contributions to addressing climate change and promoting world peace and development. 
On February 23, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and Minister of the Communist Party of China, met with Prutner, foreign affairs adviser to the German Chancellor, in Beijing, Uncle Hai said that although Plutner's identity is not that of the German Foreign Minister, in fact, German Foreign Minister Baerbock has just attended the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Rio, and Wang Yi has met with her in Germany, but this meeting of senior Chinese and German diplomats in Beijing is still worth watching. After all, as Scholz's foreign affairs adviser, Plutner's diplomatic professionalism is probably only higher than that of the German foreign minister, and his official rank is no lower than that of the foreign minister. This shows that the German side attaches great importance to China. You must know that at the Munich Security Conference, there are four special sessions - Germany is the host, the United States is the boss of NATO, Ukraine is the focus of the conflict, and there is also a special session on China! It is inevitable that the German side will make a special trip to thank you! It can be seen that the charm of China's diplomacy is further increasing ......