G-20 leaders gather in Rome

G-20 leaders have gathered in Rome. They will discuss the pandemic and climate change.

Also in the programme: The future of Confucius Institutes in Germany has been thrown into doubt after two of them cancel talks on a new book on Xi Jinping under pressure from China. We’ll speak to one of the book authors, Adrian Geiges.

And, what was it like growing up in Communist Albania?

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Maria Margaronis, writer and broadcaster, and Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College and director of UK in a changing Europe, a research organsiation on UK-EU relations.

(Photo: Italy"s Prime Minister, Mario Draghi and his wife Maria Serenella Cappello with US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden during their meeting at the Chigi palace in Rome, Italy, 29 October 2021, ahead of an upcoming G20 summit of world leaders to discuss climate change, covid-19 and the post-pandemic global recovery. EPA/FILIPPO ATTILI / CHIGI PALACE PRESS OFFICE)