President Joe Biden is nearing the end of a whirlwind trip to India and Vietnam for a series of highprofile meetings aimed at countering Chinas influence in the developing world . Biden used his swing through Asia to make the case that the US is a more reliable and trustworthy partner than Beijing though he emphasized that he did not want a new Cold War with the Chinese . Leaders managed to agree on a joint statement laying out shared views on climate change and economic development but showed the fractures within the group by stopping short of explicitly condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine . The declaration earned the praise of the United States. But despite Bidens hopes there were still signs of the fractures that are coursing through current geopolitics both at the G summit and in Hanoi . The document also stated opposition to the use of nuclear weapons and highlighted the economic effects of the war. The statement also highlighted the trade and environmental threats of the nuclear weapons. The U.N. officials said they worked through hours of meetings and went through drafts to arrive at an eventual consensus. The declaration amounted to a coup for the summits host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi but still reflected a position far softer than those the U.S. and its Western allies have adopted individually . Biden said . The statement earned the . U.K. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan called the statement a significant milestone for Indias Prime Minister Nare Nare Narenda Modi . He said it amounted to the . Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. Modi . The . statement amounted to A. Modi’s speech amounted to . a ‘council’ and ‘narrowed to a “commissionary” statement. It amounted to an ‘appointment to the G“narrow
Biden’s trip to the G20 and Vietnam is the first time Vice President Obama has
