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US reboots bid at G7 to counter China's Belt and Road programme

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US reboots bid at G7 to counter China's Belt and Road programme
The US would contribute US$200 billion in total though it’s unclear what the split would be between private and public sector funding. Photo: Bloomberg
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President Joe Biden rebooted his effort to counter China’s flagship trade-and-infrastructure initiative after an earlier campaign faltered, enlisting the support of Group of Seven leaders at their summit in Germany.

The Build Back Better World initiative, named after Biden’s domestic spending and climate agenda, struggled to get off the ground because not enough G-7 partners contributed financially when it was unveiled a year ago, according to people familiar with its lack of progress. European officials cited the Biden administration’s inability to get its own ambitious economic legislation through Congress.

“When democracies demonstrate what we can do – all that we have to offer – I have no doubt that we’ll win that competition every time,” Biden said during an event on the sidelines of the summit.

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