{"id":2767,"date":"2023-09-11T00:35:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/biden-says-he-does-not-want-to-contain-china-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T00:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T00:35:07","slug":"biden-says-he-does-not-want-to-contain-china-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/biden-says-he-does-not-want-to-contain-china-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says he does not ‘want to contain China’ | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he does not “want to contain” China but accused Beijing of “changing the rules of the game.”<\/p>\n

“Really what this trip is about, it\u2019s less about containing China. I don\u2019t want to contain China,” said the US president after a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam. “We are not looking to decouple from China.”<\/p>\n

He emphasized that Washington does not stand to “hurt China.”<\/p>\n

However, Biden said the US will \u201cnot to sell material that would enhance their capacity make more nuclear weapons, to engage defence capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Having Vietnam close to US” does not mean “containing China,” Biden stressed.<\/p>\n

However, he accused Beijing of having \u201cbeginning to change rules of the games in terms of trade, other issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden expressed his sincere intention to put US-China relations back on track.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis trip is not about containing China\u2026 it is about having a stable base in Indo-Pacific,\u201d said Biden, adding he wants relations with Beijing \u201cup and up (that) everybody knows what it is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the US has been \u201cstrengthening alliances around the world \u201cto maintain stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The US president noted that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingpin has \u201csome difficulties right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has his hands full,\u201d said Biden, adding Xi was facing \u201ceconomic difficulties\u201d including youth unemployment.<\/p>\n

While the US president said he is looking to meet his Chinese counterpart \u201csoon,\u201d Biden said he met Xi\u2019s \u201cNumber 2\u201d during his visit to India where they attended G-20 summit.<\/p>\n

Biden apparently referred to Chinese Premier Li Qiang who attended the 18th summit of G-20 leaders in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

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