US skips G20 talks over South Africa law addressing apartheid-era land discrimination
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that he will not attend the upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa.
His decision follows a growing dispute over the country’s land expropriation law.
Its aim is to address the nation’s apartheid legacy of racially unequal land distribution.
The law, which has not yet been enforced, allows the government to seize land without compensation under certain conditions.
Observers say the U.S. government’s anger stems from fear that land will be taken away from white landlords and distributed among landless Black and other disadvantaged people.
The controversy intensified earlier this week after President Donald Trump said he will cut all funding to South Africa and that he has launched an investigation into the country’s policies.
Rubio echoed these concerns, calling the law anti-American and accusing South Africa of using the G20 to push an ideological agenda.
Critics argue Rubio’s move weakens U.S. influence while benefiting China.
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