Biden says won’t veer into conflict with China, as first summit ends in Asia

U.S. President Joe Biden told Asian leaders that U.S. lines of communication with China would stay open to prevent conflict, as the first of three summits of world leaders this week came to a close. | Reuters

The Southeast Asia region is also hosting the Group of 20 Summit in Indonesia’s Bali this week, ahead of which Biden will meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office, with relations between the two superpowers at their worst in decades.

Eighteen countries accounting for half the global economy attended Sunday’s East Asia Summit, including the Asean nations, Japan, South Korea, China, India, the United States, Russia, Australia and New Zealand. “The United States and its Nato allies are trying to master this space,” Lavrov told a news conference in Phnom Penh.

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