Chinese State Councilor attends G8, G5 leaders' meeting

L'AQUILA (Italy) July 9 (Xinhua) -- On behalf of Chinese President Hu Jintao, State Councilor Dai Bingguo attended the leaders' meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) and five leading emerging economies (G5) on Thursday morning in the earthquake-torn Italian city of L'Aquila.

The state councilor was set to address the meeting to expound China's position on a wide range of global issues, like world economic recovery, climate change, energy security, food security and trade, according to Chinese diplomats.

Earlier on Wednesday, President Hu cut short his stay in Italy and returned to Beijing due to the situation in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries and the five emerging economies (G5) began their meeting here on Thursday to discuss economic issues, climate change, trade and other international affairs.

The leaders of the G8 -- Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan, Canada and the United States -- are to join in discussions with their counterparts from India, China, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa to give a push to the recovery of the global economy and enhanced financial supervision.