Biden Enters Fractious G-20 Buoyed by US Election Surprise
- US president to meet Xi, Sunak, Meloni for first time
- Agreement unlikely on priorities including debt relief, hunger
Biden has described the world as facing an inflection point between autocracies and democracies; in Bali, those factions will come face-to-face.
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President Joe Biden is headed to one of the most momentous Group of 20 summits in years, poised for a landmark meeting with his Chinese counterpart and buoyed by a better-than-expected performance in US midterm elections.
In Bali, Biden will try to seize on the momentum to galvanize global efforts to stabilize the economy, firm up pressure on Russia and reduce tensions with China, with the aim of boosting his authority on the world stage.