The president outlined his thinking by quoting his father at Tuesday's news conference. One tool might be economic penalties: Biden brokered a deal with the European Union to block “dirty steel” made possible by Chinese coal plants. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters during the trip that China has an obligation to “step up” on climate and the U.S. But he also showed a new strategy of using climate as a cudgel against Beijing. The president stressed that he wants to compete against China, rather than have conflict. The headwinds could worsen in Congress, where a wave of retirements bodes poorly for holding on to Democratic majorities in next year’s elections. Biden added that China had made a “big mistake” in bypassing the events because “they’ve lost an ability to influence people around the world.”īut Biden's global progress and willingness to challenge China - a stance that also was critical to the rise of his predecessor Donald Trump - may be lost in the fog of domestic politics.īiden jetted back to Washington to confront his deepest challenge yet as he struggles to pass $3 trillion in new government spending, including $555 billion to combat climate change.
"We showed up, and by showing up we’ve had a profound impact on the way I think the rest of the world is looking at the United States in its leadership role," Biden said at a Tuesday news conference wrapping up his trip abroad. Xi also avoided the earlier Group of 20 summit in Rome, allowing Biden to dominate the conversation as he met with his French, Italian, British and German counterparts. climate summit in Scotland on Tuesday by chastising Chinese President Xi Jinping for physically skipping the event and failing to make the level of commitments that roughly 100 other nations did to curb greenhouse gasses. GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Over five days abroad at two global summits, President Joe Biden showed a new willingness to openly confront China over climate change and its lack of leadership on the global stage.īiden ended his time at the U.N.
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