"China's main objective is to have a summit about economics, not about politics," said Jonathan Holslag, a professor of international politics at the Free University of Brussels. Chinese officials have repeatedly emphasized their desire to avoid controversial issues and keep the focus on the gathering's core economic role. "The whole country is striving for a successful and fruitful meeting to inject more impetus into the global economic growth," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters Monday. It's about projecting an image of China being comfortable at the top table," said Steve Tsang, senior fellow at the University of Nottingham's China Policy Institute. Still, in keeping with China's rising global profile, Tsang suggests its image might benefit from a more laid-back approach.

Source: Fox News September 02, 2016 06:33 UTC