Biden Gets G-7 Reset After Win on Vaccines, Tension Over China

U.S. pledges to supply half of G-7’s new vaccine dose pledge
G-7 split over how explicitly to use alliance to counter China

WATCH: G-7 leaders settled on a more modest condemnation of China in the final communique that included a commitment to decarbonizing the transport and energy sector.(Source: Bloomberg)

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Josh Wingrove and Jennifer Jacobs

June 13, 2021 at 5:24 PM UTC

Updated on

June 13, 2021 at 7:02 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

President Joe Biden entered his first international summit looking for a breakthrough on vaccine pledges for low-income countries, a united front on China and to tee up his meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

It wasn’t perfect. But, for Biden, it was enough.