U.S. President Joe Biden spoke at a press conference following the conclusion of the G7 Hiroshima Summit.
He became the second sitting president of the United States to visit Hiroshima, following then-President Obama in 2016. Biden said that his visit to the Atomic Bomb Museum "made us strongly aware of the tragic reality of nuclear war" He said that "we should have open means of communication" regarding the deteriorating U.S.-China relationship, and suggested that the U.s. and Chinese militaries should urgently resume the "hotline" for communicating.