At UNGA, Joe Biden declares U.S. is “not seeking a new Cold War” amid tensions with China
The Hindu
In his speech, the U.S. President Joe Biden declared world at ‘inflection point’ amid crises
President Joe Biden used his first address before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to declare that the world stands and at an “inflection point in history” and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse.
Amid growing China tensions Mr. Biden also declared the U.S. is “not seeking a new Cold War.”
Without mentioning China directly, Mr. Biden acknowledged increasing concerns about rising tensions between the two nations. But he said, “We are not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs,.”

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