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Global trading rules galvanize G-20 leaders amid U.S.-China tensions

The Group of 20's final communiqué expressed concern about the future direction of the World Trade Organization, which U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to leave.

G-20 leaders meet in Buenos Aires
G-20 leaders meet in Buenos Aires (AN/G-20)

Leaders of G-20 major economies jointly urged reform of global trading rules and greater efforts to fight global warming, in an agreement that showcased U.S. isolationism.

The Group of 20 nations' final 31-point communiqué expressed concern about the future direction of the World Trade Organization, or WTO, which U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to leave. It reaffirmed nations' commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, but pointed out Trump's plan to withdraw the United States from it.

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