{"id":2027145,"date":"2023-09-10T08:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-concludes-exposing-increased-tensions-between-us-and-china\/"},"modified":"2023-09-10T09:01:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:01:29","slug":"g20-summit-concludes-exposing-increased-tensions-between-us-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-concludes-exposing-increased-tensions-between-us-and-china\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 Summit ends, highlighting US-China tensions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fg20-summit-concludes-exposing-increased-tensions-between-us-and-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2027145&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>HANOI, Vietnam\u2014President\u200b Joe Biden concluded \u2062his meetings on Sunday at\u200d the Group of 20 (G20) \u2063summit, which was held in India\u2019s capital New Delhi, after paying tribute to the father of the\u200b nation, Mahatma Gandhi, alongside other world leaders. The president left\u2063 India to travel to Vietnam, where he will announce a strengthened partnership with the communist nation \u200don Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The president traveled to Asia at a time\u2064 when competition \u2062between the United States\u200c and China was \u2062intensifying. This year&#8217;s summit revealed heightened tensions between two powerful countries, as evidenced by Chinese \u2064leader Xi Jinping&#8217;s \u2063absence from the summit and Beijing&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-09-09\/china-questions-why-us-should-get-first-shot-to-chair-g-20-again#xj4y7vzkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">objections<\/a> to the United States hosting the G20 Summit in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some argue that Mr. Xi\u2019s absence means that it is abandoning the G20 and establishing an\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-begins-here-are-key-takeaways-from-day-one\/\" title=\"G20 Summit kicks off: Day One highlights\">alternative world order<\/a>. To counter that notion, President\u200c Biden sought\u2063 to fill the void left by Mr. Xi at this year\u2019s summit \u200cby presenting America as a more reliable partner than China and capable of uniting the world\u2019s richest countries around common goals, including providing &#8220;non-coercive&#8221; \u2064development financing options to \u2063developing countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/australian-pm-says-g20-statement-strongest-ever-despite-concessions-5489163\">Australian PM Says G20 Statement &#8216;Strongest&#8217; Ever Despite Concessions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/10\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/australian-pm-says-g20-statement-strongest-ever-despite-concessions-5489163\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/g20-countries-reach-agreement-on-joint-statement-averting-crisis-at-new-delhi-summit-5488866\">G20 Countries \u200bReach Agreement on Joint Statement, \u2062Averting Crisis \u200dat New Delhi Summit<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/9\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/g20-countries-reach-agreement-on-joint-statement-averting-crisis-at-new-delhi-summit-5488866\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It would be nice to have him here,&#8221;\u2063 President Biden told reporters in India\u200c when asked about whether Mr. Xi\u2019s absence impacted the summit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But, \u2062no,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The summit is going well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>India&#8217;s Prime Minister Narendra \u200bModi (R), U.S. \u2063President Joe Biden (C), German \u200bChancellor Olaf Scholz\u200b (3R) and Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese\u200c (3L) along with world leaders arrive to pay respect\u200c at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat on the sidelines \u200bof the G20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10, \u20632023. (Ludovic Marin\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>At the New Delhi summit, the G20 members were divided \u200bover\u2063 many issues, including the war in Ukraine; however, leaders made several \u200bkey decisions during the two-day summit \u2063in India\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways From the Two-Day\u200c Summit<\/h2>\n<h3>Joint Statement From the Fragmented Group<\/h3>\n<p>The most contentious issue at this year&#8217;s summit was how \u2062to address the \u2063Ukraine war \u2063in the joint communiqu\u00e9. There was skepticism that a summit communiqu\u00e9 \u200bwould be issued due to significant divisions amongst members.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While some \u2063countries \u2064demanded strong language \u2063against Russia, labeling the G20 member as an aggressor, India, the G20 president, had been \u200btrying to strike a\u2063 balance in the summit declaration. India\u2019s close relationship with Moscow and its unwillingness to issue strong statements complicated the effort as well.<\/p>\n<p>The G20 members \u2064finally agreed\u200d on Sept. 9 to adopt a consensus declaration that avoided specifically denouncing\u2062 Russia over\u200b the war in Ukraine, \u200cinstead broadly urging \u200dall countries to\u2064 refrain from using force to annex territory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In line with the U.N. Charter, all\u200c states must\u200c refrain from the threat or \u200cuse of force to seek territorial acquisition \u200dagainst the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political\u200c independence of any state. The use or \u2064threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible,&#8221; the declaration read.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Russia and China&#8217;s objections, the leaders also reached \u200da compromise on the \u200dlanguage in several paragraphs to describe the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We highlighted the human suffering and negative added impacts of the war \u2062in Ukraine with regard to global food and energy\u200d security, supply chains,\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-ruble-has-recovered-for-now\/\" title=\"Russia\u2019s Ruble Has Recovered \u2013 for Now\">macro-financial stability<\/a>, inflation, and growth, which has complicated the policy\u200d environment for countries,&#8221; the communiqu\u00e9 stated. &#8220;There \u2063were different\u2063 views and assessments of the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statement from the Bali meeting said that &#8220;most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putins-truncated-travel-schedule-shows-fear-of-embarrassment-and-betrayal\/\" title=\"Putin's limited travel plans reveal apprehension and distrust.\">members strongly condemned<\/a> the war in Ukraine,&#8221; which was not included in\u2063 this year\u2019s statement. The Bali statement \u200bhad also quoted a U.N. resolution deploring &#8220;in the strongest terms the \u2062aggression by the\u2064 Russian Federation \u200cagainst \u200dUkraine and \u2063demands its complete and unconditional withdrawal \u200dfrom the territory of Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hence,\u2063 this year&#8217;s statement is viewed as having softer language regarding the Russia-Ukraine\u2063 war than\u2064 last year&#8217;s declaration.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian foreign ministry \u200ccalled the joint declaration \u2064&#8221;nothing to be proud of,&#8221; as it failed to label \u200cRussia as an aggressor\u2063 in the war.<\/p>\n<p>The White House defended the statement, calling \u200dit &#8220;unprecedented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u200c vast majority of G20 countries have\u2062 supported\u2062 multiple \u2064U.N. resolutions that call \u200cout Russia&#8217;s illegal aggression,&#8221; deputy national security adviser Jon Finer told reporters on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/g20-summit-concludes-exposing-increased-tensions-between-us-and-china\/\" title=\"G20 Summit ends, highlighting US-China tensions.\">joint statement issued yesterday builds<\/a> on that to \u2063send an unprecedented, unified statement on the imperative that Russia \u200crefrain from using force for\u2063 territorial acquisition,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<h3>Railway Project \u2062to Counter Belt and \u200dRoad<\/h3>\n<p>At the summit, the \u200dUnited States, India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab\u2064 Emirates announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Project-Gateway-Multilateral-MOU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pdf<\/a>) for an infrastructure project that will connect India, the Middle East, and Europe via sea and rail transportation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The project will create an \u2064economic corridor linked by a railway line and existing \u200dports through the UAE, \u200cSaudi Arabia, Jordan, and \u2063Israel. However, this is not a done deal. The United States will\u2063 play a critical role in facilitating the negotiations over the terms of \u2062the \u200bagreement for this \u2064infrastructure project, White House officials said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Saudi\u2064 Arabia&#8217;s Crown Prince and Prime Minister\u2063 Mohammed bin\u2064 Salman (L), India&#8217;s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C), and U.S. \u200dPresident Joe Biden attend a session as part\u2063 of the G20 Leaders&#8217; Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (Evelyn Hockstein\/POOL\/AFP via Getty\u200b Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;This is a big deal. This is a real big\u200c deal,&#8221; President Biden said, welcoming the\u200c MOU in a\u2064 speech during the summit.<\/p>\n<p>The project is \u200cconsidered\u200b one\u200b of the White House\u2019s key initiatives in the Middle \u2063East to counter China&#8217;s growing influence in the region \u2063through its controversial infrastructure program, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2013, China&#8217;s\u200c BRI has poured billions of dollars into infrastructure projects across Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Asia.\u200b In \u2063recent years, however, Beijing has been accused \u200bby\u200b the\u2064 United States of using \u200d&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-hackers-breached-afghan-telecom-company-as-us-withdrew\/\" title=\"Chinese Hackers Breached Afghan Telecom Company As US Withdrew\">debt-trap diplomacy<\/a>&#8221; to\u200d lure many nations into its orbit.<\/p>\n<p>This MOU is part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) initiative led\u2064 by\u2064 the \u200cGroup of Seven (G7) countries to \u2064fund infrastructure projects in developing countries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HANOI, Vietnam\u2014President Joe Biden wrapped up his G20 summit in New Delhi, India, honoring Mahatma Gandhi with global leaders. 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