Biden to press G-7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to counter China’s rising influence

Source: CNBC.COM
Original Story: Biden to press G-7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to counter China’s rising influence

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will press G-7 leaders to take concrete steps to counter China’s rising global influence on Saturday, the second day of the annual summit.

One of these steps will be a global infrastructure initiative called “Build Back Better for the World.” The multi-billion-dollar plan, parts of which were previously announced, aims to create what one White House official described as a “higher quality” alternative to China’s Belt and Road infrastructure project.

China has been developing overland and maritime routes between East Asia and the rest of the world for nearly a decade. Critics allege the country has also sought to leverage those investments to build political goodwill and discourage criticism of its leadership and institutions.

The new G-7 plan will be funded in part with existing U.S. contributions to overseas infrastructure financing, through institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.


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Biden’s most challenging task on Saturday will be to convince G-7 leaders to take concrete action to address what the United States calls the “genocide and crimes against humanity” that China is committing against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang Province.

But rather than press G-7 leaders to flatly condemn China’s treatment of Uyghurs, Biden will take a more diplomatic approach. The president will argue that China’s use of forced Uyghur labor represents unfair economic competition.

Biden “will make clear to the world that we believe these practices are an affront to human dignity and an egregious example of China’s unfair economic competition,” an administration official said. “The point is to send a wake-up call that the G-7 is serious about defending human rights, and that we need to work together to eradicate forced labor from our products.”

But there is no guarantee that Biden will be able to convince the rest of his G-7 partners to take concrete action.


It would appear that contrary to what many had hoped, the tensions between the U.S. and China aren’t going to ease under Uncle Joe anytime soon. If anything it appears that things are going in the opposite direction, especially if Biden succeeds in convincing the Europeans to openly condemn China’s human rights abuses (BIG IF) and to take concrete action to curb them.

On the bright side, looks like the G-7 might FINALLY be considering some concrete steps to counter China’s “Belt and Road” initiative, although it might be a case of “too little, too late”, we’ll see I suppose.

LOL! Red Joe couldn't even find the right cafeteria until Nurse Jill took him by the hand and led him to it.


K, Thanks. :rolleyes:
 
Source: CNBC.COM
Original Story: Biden to press G-7 leaders to adopt a unified approach to counter China’s rising influence

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will press G-7 leaders to take concrete steps to counter China’s rising global influence on Saturday, the second day of the annual summit.

One of these steps will be a global infrastructure initiative called “Build Back Better for the World.” The multi-billion-dollar plan, parts of which were previously announced, aims to create what one White House official described as a “higher quality” alternative to China’s Belt and Road infrastructure project.

China has been developing overland and maritime routes between East Asia and the rest of the world for nearly a decade. Critics allege the country has also sought to leverage those investments to build political goodwill and discourage criticism of its leadership and institutions.

The new G-7 plan will be funded in part with existing U.S. contributions to overseas infrastructure financing, through institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.


<snip>

Biden’s most challenging task on Saturday will be to convince G-7 leaders to take concrete action to address what the United States calls the “genocide and crimes against humanity” that China is committing against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang Province.

But rather than press G-7 leaders to flatly condemn China’s treatment of Uyghurs, Biden will take a more diplomatic approach. The president will argue that China’s use of forced Uyghur labor represents unfair economic competition.

Biden “will make clear to the world that we believe these practices are an affront to human dignity and an egregious example of China’s unfair economic competition,” an administration official said. “The point is to send a wake-up call that the G-7 is serious about defending human rights, and that we need to work together to eradicate forced labor from our products.”

But there is no guarantee that Biden will be able to convince the rest of his G-7 partners to take concrete action.


It would appear that contrary to what many had hoped, the tensions between the U.S. and China aren’t going to ease under Uncle Joe anytime soon. If anything it appears that things are going in the opposite direction, especially if Biden succeeds in convincing the Europeans to openly condemn China’s human rights abuses (BIG IF) and to take concrete action to curb them.

On the bright side, looks like the G-7 might FINALLY be considering some concrete steps to counter China’s “Belt and Road” initiative, although it might be a case of “too little, too late”, we’ll see I suppose.
Before or after his afternoon nap? Why would China take someone seriously who says their country is systematically racist?
 
None of these politician clowns would support Trump pushing back on China, now they are unified?? When will they punish China for unleashing the Covid bioweapon on the world killing millions? My guess is never in a million years.
America is doing everything in it's power to hurt China, but keeping in mind that China now has sufficient power to do turnabout to America. America has lost the ability to prevent justified revenge attacks by China.
Much the same in how Russia is using Ransomware as turnabout on America's use of same and more.

Take Cuba for example. China literally own the complete support of Cuba but China is acting slowly in not rushing in to make it totally obvious.
 
About damn time. I fear that you may be correct in claiming it is to little to late though. We have wasted the last decade with Obama and Trump simply being idiots on policy in regard to China particularly with the last 4 years of pushing our allies away rather than unifying them against China's growing influence.
 

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