US President Joe Biden attended for the first time in multilateral diplomacy, including an online G7 meeting of leaders of seven major countries.
In this, he showed his determination to improve relations with the jerky European countries under the previous administration, deepened ties with allies and friends, and clarified his stance to face competition with China.
President Biden of the United States attended the G7 = leaders of seven major countries held online for the first time on the 19th, calling for the need for the international community to cooperate on measures against the new coronavirus and climate change issues. I did.
After that, he attended a special meeting of the "Munich Security Conference" where the leaders of each country discuss security issues online, saying that "the world is in the midst of a fundamental debate over where to go". "Some people think tyranny is a better system, but I'm convinced that democracy will win," he said in response to the new coronavirus and technological innovation.
He said he had to prepare for long-term strategic competition with China. "I believe in the structure of the world that Western and Asia-Pacific countries have built. We can win this competition for the future. He emphasized the importance of working with allies and friends to face China.
After that, he restrained China from competing according to the rules of the world.
In addition, President Biden pointed out that the alliance NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization "our relationship has been challenged in the last few years."
"The United States will regain its ties with Europe and regain its position as a trusted leader," he said, demonstrating his determination to improve ties with the jerky European nations under the former Trump administration.
President Biden has shown a policy of changing the policy of the former Trump administration, which advocated the United States first principle, to emphasize international cooperation, and it is a form that clearly showed that attitude at the first multilateral diplomacy.
Show the idea of strengthening cooperation with European leaders
At a special meeting held online at the Munich Security Conference, European leaders and others expressed their intention to strengthen cooperation with President Biden.
Among them, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that President Biden emphasized international cooperation and actually took action, citing the return of the United States to the international framework "Paris Agreement" for measures against global warming. I highly appreciated it.
He added, "We have a wide range of common grounds in values, democratic beliefs, etc. Germany is ready for a new chapter in Western cooperation," he said. I showed my thoughts.
British Prime Minister Johnson also said, "It is wonderful that the United States has returned as a leader in the free world."
He said that when the British army's state-of-the-art aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" was dispatched to the Indo-Pacific region, the American destroyer would also serve as an escort, and the units of both countries cooperated together. I emphasized that it was a sign of being there.
In addition, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said, "Europe and North America must work together to respond to changes in the world's power balance such as terrorism, cyber attacks, and the expansion of China's power." Welcomed to show an attitude of emphasizing NATO.