The new US-led G7 global infrastructure initiative “Build Back Better World” (B3W) has prominently alluded as a counterproposal to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); however, current indications suggest that the G7’s agreed-upon B3W initiative may turn out to be a dud.
By Augustine R.
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With relations between the United States and China near a historic low, the two leaders spoke for three and a half hours on a range of sensitive issues, including trade, human rights, and Taiwan. Little of substance was expected, but Biden said the two sides had to establish “guardrails” to prevent a clash, while Xi said he was glad to see his “old friend.”
By Ian Johnson
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