G20 Summit Concludes, Exposing Increased US–China Tensions

President Joe Biden says that Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s absence had no impact on the summit.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and U.S. President Joe Biden (2R) attend a session at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

HANOI, Vietnam—President Joe Biden concluded his meetings on Sept. 10 at the Group of 20 (G20) summit, which was held in India’s capital, New Delhi, after paying tribute to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, alongside other world leaders.

The president left India to travel to Vietnam, where he was to announce a strengthened partnership with the communist nation on Sept. 10.