US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to hold "in-depth" meetings during the upcoming G20 summit in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province next month, Xinhua reported on Thursday.

The White House confirmed on Wednesday that the two leaders would discuss a gamut of issues that will cover global, bilateral, and regional concerns during the summit from September 4-5.

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The upcoming summit will be the eleventh G20 meeting and will be themed: "Promoting an innovative, dynamic, concerted and inclusive world economy."

Global issues

China will be hosting this year's G20 meeting, consisting of the world's 20 major economies, as they come together for the 11th time to discuss relevant economic and global issues.

Li Baoding, China's vice foreign minister, said President Xi will attend a series of meetings and will deliver several speeches during the two-day global forum.

Li said President Xi would be addressing the different events during the summit; this includes over 11 events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.

Media

Li said the president will then meet the media after the summit to report the results of the meetings and the relevant information that needs to be disseminated to the public.

The 2016 Hangzhou summit will be the first ever G20 summit to be hosted in China and the second international summit after President Xi became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.

Meanwhile, the local government of Hangzhou said it would "spare no effort" to guarantee the absolute safety of the G20 participants during the summit.

Strict security measures

Zhao Yide, communist party chief of Hangzhou, said the police and local authorities have taken strict security measures to ensure the safety of the visiting leaders and the residents during the event.

Shanghai's two airports and all its railway stations have reportedly established anti-terror security checks a month before the global forum.

Local authorities said the Pudong and Hongqiao airports have started implementing strict security checks at their entrances and exits.

Anti-terror security checks will also be implemented in major traffic hubs with residents being encouraged to report suspicious people to the police.

The leaders of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union are expected to attend the 11th G20 forum.

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