China News Service, June 10, comprehensive report, in the early morning of the 9th local time, U.S. President Biden left the United States for Europe for the first visit during his term. He will cooperate with the Group of Seven (G7), the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO partners held a summit and then confronted Russian President Putin face to face.
Biden’s current trip is tight, and his trip intends to rebuild relations with Europe that deteriorated during the Trump administration, and at the same time reshape relations with Russia.
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Biden's trip is compact
The purpose of this trip is to regain American leadership?
According to reports, Biden's first stop will be St Ives, a coastal town in Cornwall, England, where he will attend the G7 summit.
It is expected that the main topics of this conference will be vaccine diplomacy, trade, climate, and initiatives to rebuild infrastructure in developing countries.
Biden's next itinerary is also very tight. He will meet Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, then fly to Brussels, Belgium to hold a summit with the NATO military alliance and the European Union, and meet Putin in Geneva, Switzerland on the 16th. .
According to analysis, as the world is working hard to get out of the gloom of the new crown epidemic, Biden's diplomatic marathon trip is hoping to regain the much-needed leadership of the United States.
According to reports, in addition to promoting the donation of vaccines to poor countries and revitalizing the economy during the post-epidemic period, Biden’s purpose is also to focus on a more important task, which is to strengthen the slightly broken relationship between democracies.
Before Biden's visit, he published a signed article in the "Washington Post" saying, "In the face of contemporary threats and opponents, can the democratic alliances and systems that have had a profound impact on the past century prove their capabilities? I think the answer is yes. In Europe this week, we will have the opportunity to prove it."
The analysis also said that during the administration of former US President Trump, he “sneered at multilateralism”, and Biden’s proposition symbolized the return of the United States to its traditional worldview.
To rebuild the transatlantic partnership
There are still many contradictions in the United States and Europe
Reuters pointed out that this visit will test Biden's ability to manage and repair relations with major allies.
Trump's tariff policy and withdrawal from some important international treaties have made European allies increasingly disillusioned with the United States.
Although Biden expects this trip to rebuild the transatlantic partnership with the European Union, there are still many contradictions between the United States and Europe on issues such as tariffs and vaccine patent exemptions.
The first is tariffs, although Brussels and Washington have agreed to suspend steel and aluminum tariffs, and Boeing and Airbus have mutually controlled government subsidies for many years.
But after alleviating trade tensions, whether the United States and Europe really intend to resolve these long-standing trade disputes will be an important test.
Secondly, there is the issue of exempting vaccine patents.
The United States changed its position in May and turned to support the negotiation of this initiative in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to accelerate the development of vaccine production in developing countries.
But Germany, which also owns a major vaccine manufacturer, opposed it. German Chancellor Memmelkel even bluntly said that the transfer of patents would not help the popularization of vaccines.
The EU intends to propose an alternative plan to remove restrictions on the export of vaccines and raw materials, and expand production capacity around the world to replace vaccine patents exempted. In the future, how Europe and the United States will compete in the WTO has attracted much attention.
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The Russia-US summit is the highlight
Biden wants to apply pressure first
The summit between Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 will be the highlight of this trip.
By then, Biden will have the opportunity to directly raise with Putin that the United States is concerned about a series of other issues, including ransomware attacks originating in Russia.
The report pointed out that before Biden's talks with Putin, he wanted to show the military and economic power of the United States participating in a number of alliances.
White House National Security Adviser Sullivan said that Biden hoped that his previous G7 and NATO meetings would enhance a sense of unity when he held talks with Putin.
He said: "Biden will attend this meeting in a favorable position."
However, the summit is not expected to achieve a major breakthrough.
Sullivan said that Biden will pressure Putin on US priorities.
The two sides are negotiating whether to hold a joint press conference.