Biden is off to India and Vietnam. It's part of his push to counter China's influence
President Biden is using the G20 summit to push for a bigger, better World Bank as an alternative to China's massive lending programs, which have left some low-income countries with massive debt.
by Asma Khalid
Sep 07, 2023
3 minutes
President Biden is scheduled to depart on Thursday for India and Vietnam, two strategic countries that neighbor China. Like much of the president's foreign policy, this trip is implicitly about China and its growing influence.
Biden's first stop is New Delhi, where he'll meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was warmly welcomed with a state dinner in Washington this summer.
Modi is hosting the G20 summit of the world's leading wealthy and developing countries. Biden plans to use the event to try
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