(International observation) Biden G7 summit "first show", what does it mean?

  Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 20th, title: Biden G7 summit "first show", what does it mean?

  Author Bo Wenwen

  The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) held a video conference on the 19th.

In response to Biden’s first major international multilateral conference since he took office as the US president, Su Xiaohui, deputy director of the Institute of International Strategy of the China Institute of International Studies, said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews that Biden’s “first show” at the G7 Summit It is announcing that the United States will return to the world stage, repair allies and reshape its international leadership.

The picture shows US President Biden signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Announcing the return of the United States

  French TV station "France24" commentator Douglas said that this was a summit declaring "America is back."

Douglas said that, unlike the Trump administration, which was extremely negative about multilateral meetings in the past, Biden not only returned to the conference, but also showed his hope to restore an active US image with allies.

  Su Xiaohui said that when Biden delivered his first foreign policy speech before this, he declared that "the United States is back" and that the United States will re-lead the world.

"It can be said that this G7 video conference is an opportunity that Biden badly needs to bid farewell to the so-called'G6+1', to further repair relations with allies, to form a stronger alliance system, and to get rid of the Trump administration's legacy. 'Negative equity'."

  Su Xiaohui also said that not only was the G7 summit, Biden also very rarely attended the Munich Security Conference as president on the same day, shouting to his European allies that "the Transatlantic Alliance is back."

Su Xiaohui believes that it is his foreign policy choice for Biden to participate in such multilateral meetings and engage with allies after taking office.

"This reflects the overall trend of US foreign policy in the recent period, which is to show that the United States has returned and that it will reshape the international image of the United States."

Return to "multilateralism"?

  "We will use our advantages and values ​​as a democratic society and an open economy, work together, and work with other countries to make 2021 a turning point in multilateralism, so that our people and the planet will embark on a healthy and prosperous The road to recovery.” The leaders of the Group of Seven pledged in a joint statement issued after the meeting to open a new chapter in international multilateral cooperation.

On February 5, local time, citizens walked through the gates of New York Yankee Stadium.

On the same day, New York Yankee Stadium was opened as a mass vaccination site for the new crown vaccine.

It is reported that the Yankee Stadium vaccination site is only open to residents of the Bronx, New York, and it is planned to inoculate 15,000 people every week.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan

  Su Xiaohui said that Biden’s "multilateralism" consensus reached at the G7 summit has certain positive significance, such as the return of the United States to the World Health Organization and the return to the Paris Agreement.

However, Su Xiaohui reminded that it should not be simply regarded as a very positive signal, pointing out that “the declaration of'making 2021 a turning year for multilateralism' is more about reshaping the United States’ international leadership and consolidating and strengthening Western democracy. The system makes it superior."

  Su Xiaohui emphasized that the "multilateralism" that Biden was talking about cannot be recognized as the "multilateralism" recognized by the international community. The two cannot be completely equal.

"Multilateralism is not a tool for a country to realize its power, or a tool for it."

Reinvent leadership

  Currently, global anti-epidemic cooperation, research and development and distribution of new crown vaccines, and economic recovery after the epidemic are still the key topics of this G7 summit.

Biden also pledged at the meeting to provide a total of US$4 billion in funding for the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" initiated by WHO and its partners.

  In this regard, Su Xiaohui said that the United States is repairing and making up for the cracks and losses caused by the Trump administration in the international fight against the epidemic.

"The positive attitude of the United States on anti-epidemic cooperation is a so-called policy statement, hoping to strengthen the confidence of its allies, reshape the leadership of the United States, and demonstrate the image of the United States as a major power." Su Xiaohui said, what contribution the United States can make in the future is still Need to "listen to what he says and watch what he does."

  Su Xiaohui also said that it is relatively easy for the United States to reach an agreement with allies to expand cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, but it is not easy for the United States to try to gain the status of a global leader in the fight against the epidemic.

"The United States will have a lot of hands to repair the relationship with its allies, for example, through issues such as ideology and values, and release messages of goodwill. But for the international community, people actually don't care about who is the leader, more so I hope to see real practices. Fighting the epidemic is a question of responsibility, not a question of leadership." (End)