A positive G20 meeting for the U.S.-China relationship
Probably the most important meeting of the G20 Summit took place before the high-profile conference itself was inaugurated.
President Biden held what was perhaps the most crucial international engagement of his tenure at Bali, Indonesia, on the sidelines of the multilateral summit. POTUS met his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, face-to-face for the first time after becoming the U.S. Commander-in-Chief and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The brutal war for control of the mineral-rich country has killed more than 15,000 people, sparked the world’s biggest displacement crisis and left 18 million people facing acute food insecurity.
Despite world defense spending reaching a record $2.2 trillion last year, 77% of citizens of NATO countries believe they should increase or maintain defense spending – up from 70% in 2021.
Republicans now the only major party that remains solid in its support for long-time ally Israel.
His mission to pick winners and losers in the American economy and challenge the theory of comparative advantage was bound to fail.
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