Biden supports China’s success, not containment.

President Biden: Building Relationships, Not ⁢Containing ​China

President Joe Biden maintains that ‌he ‍wants to see a strong China and is not trying to “contain” its growth.

Speaking at a press conference‍ in ‍Hanoi, Vietnam, Biden was asked about​ accusations ⁢from Chinese President⁤ Xi Jinping that he wants​ to contain the country as Biden builds allies in the region.

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Biden made ‌it clear that ‍this is‌ not the case.

“What this trip‍ was ‌about — it‍ was less about ‍containing China. I‍ don’t want to contain China,” he said. “I just want⁤ to make sure we have a relationship with China⁢ that is on ⁢the⁤ up and up, squared away.”

One⁤ issue that was ​mentioned in the question and in Biden’s answer is China’s move to ban iPhones among its central government agencies. Several state governments in the United States previously banned the Chinese social‌ media app TikTok on devices used for official ‍duties.

Biden ⁣visited India and Vietnam this week for G20 ‍meetings with several world leaders, though ⁢not Xi or Russian President Vladimir Putin, and recently held meetings with the leaders of South Korea ​and Japan. He acknowledged the need to build ⁣relationships⁣ with other⁢ nations but emphasized that the goal is to “strengthen alliances around the world to maintain stability.”

“That’s ⁣what this trip was ⁣all‍ about,” Biden said, “having India cooperate much more with the U.S., be closer to the U.S., Vietnam being closer with the U.S.”

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The president has⁤ said as ⁢much to his Chinese counterpart.

“When I was spending a lot of time talking with⁣ President Xi, he asked why was ⁤I going to [meet with] the quad — Australia, India, Japan, the United⁣ States — I said to maintain stability,” Biden said. “It’s not‌ about isolating China.”

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