While people around the world wait to see if the Group of 20 London Summit finds a remedy for the global financial crisis, Chinese artist Yu Chengsong is holding simultaneous exhibits of the portraits of 23 leaders attending the summit in Beijing and London.
Mounted police are patrolling London´s financial district, as the city braces for mass actions in the run up to the G-20 summit on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of protestors have marched through Europe´s major cities ahead of the G-20 summit due to start Wednesday in London. Their demands include more social and job security, an end to war and better protection for the environment.