Biden: Joe Biden declares world at ‘inflection point’ amid crisis – Times of India

United Nations: President Joe Biden Used his first address before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday to declare that the world stands and is at “a turning point in history” and addressed issues of celebration of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses. To proceed quickly and cooperatively. .
Amidst rising tension in China Biden It also declared that the US was “not seeking a new Cold War.”
Without directly mentioning China, Biden acknowledged growing concerns about escalating tensions between the two countries. But he added, “we are not asking for a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid factions.”
The president last month noted his decision to end America’s longest war in Afghanistan, and set the table for his administration to focus America’s focus on intense diplomacy without the crises facing the world. He said he is inspired by the belief that “in order to deliver for our people, we must also connect deeply with the rest of the world.”
Biden said, ‘We have ended the 20-year conflict in Afghanistan. “And as we close this period of relentless warfare, we are ushering in a new era of relentless diplomacy, of using the power of our development aid to invest in new ways to uplift people around the world. Huh.”
Biden, who arrived in New York on Monday evening to meet with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ahead of Tuesday’s address, fully supported the body’s relevance and ambition at a difficult moment in history.
The president, in brief remarks at the start of his meeting with Guterres, returned to his mantra that “America is back”, a phrase that has become presidential shorthand meaning dramatically different with allies than predecessor Donald Trump. Fulfilling your promise to behave. In his remarks, he declared that the United States was “back on the table.”
“We will not only lead by example of our power, but God will be drawn by the power of our example,” Biden said Monday night.
But the president was facing a healthy measure of skepticism from allies during his week of high-level diplomacy. The early months of his presidency included a series of difficult moments with the Allies who were hoping for more cooperation from Biden on foreign policy four years after Trump’s “America First” approach.
Eight months after his presidency, Biden has fallen out of sync with allies over the chaotic end of the US war in Afghanistan. They have faced differences of opinion with developing countries about sharing coronavirus vaccines and pandemic travel restrictions. And there are questions about the best way to respond to military and economic moves by China.
After announcing plans to equip Britain as well as Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, Biden, the United States’ oldest ally, finds himself in the midst of a new diplomatic dispute with France. The move is expected to give Australia a better ability to patrol the Pacific amid growing concerns about the Chinese military’s increasingly aggressive strategy, but it also cost Australia at least $66 billion to sell diesel-powered submarines. Retained the French defense contract.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that there was a “crisis of trust” with the US as a result of the episode.
Prior to Biden’s arrival, EU Council President Charles Michel called Biden for leaving Europe “out of the game in the Indo-Pacific region” and for ignoring the underlying elements of the Trans-Atlantic Alliance transparency and loyalty in the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Strongly criticized the administration. US-UK-Australia alliance announced.
Despite such differences, Biden hopes to use a series of face-to-face and larger meetings with world leaders this week to bolster US leadership on the globe, alongside his address at the General Assembly.
“There are points of disagreement, when we disagree with decisions being made by other countries, decision points when countries disagree with the decisions we are making,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. “But the great thing here is that we are committed to those alliances, and that has always required work from every president, from every global leader.”
In an interview before his meeting with Biden, Guterres told The Associated Press that he was concerned about “absolutely bad” US-China relations and what could lead to a new Cold War. Saki said the administration disagreed with the assessment, adding that the US-China relationship was “not one of conflict but of competition.”
The secretary-general did not hold back his concerns about US-China tensions as he addressed leaders at the opening of Tuesday’s gathering. “It will be impossible to address the dramatic economic and development challenges while the world’s two largest economies are at odds with each other”
In his address on Tuesday, Biden called on world leaders to work together on the COVID-19 pandemic, meet past obligations to address climate change, address emerging technology issues, and strengthen business rules. Planned heavy emphasis on necessity, the White House official said.
Biden was expected to talk about the US plan to release new plans to aid global vaccination efforts and to meet its share of financial commitments that the US and other developed countries made to poor countries in 2009. To assist in the adoption of clean energy technology, the assistance was payable. Annuals to kick off last year, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the president.s comment.
Before his departure, the Biden administration announced plans to ease foreign travel restrictions in the US starting in November. The US has largely restricted travel by non-US citizens arriving from Europe since the start of the pandemic, an issue that had become a point of contention in trans-Atlantic relations.
The White House said on Monday that new rules would allow foreigners to provide proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test.
Biden plans to limit his time at the United Nations due to coronavirus concerns. He was to meet with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in New York before the remainder of the week’s diplomacy was shifted to virtual and Washington settings.
At a virtual COVID-19 summit Biden is hosting Wednesday, leaders will be urged to advance vaccine-sharing commitments, address oxygen shortages around the world and tackle other critical pandemic-related issues.
The president is also scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the White House on Tuesday, and he invited the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan, part of the Pacific Alliance known as the “Quad”, to Washington on Friday. In addition to the Quad leaders’ gathering, Biden will hold a one-on-one meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Japanese prime minister yoshihide suga.

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