"Biden's G20 Strategy: Uniting India and the Middle East, excluding China"

President Biden announced plans for a new rail and shipping corridor connecting India, the Middle East, and Europe at the G20 summit, sidelining China. The move is part of Biden's efforts to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative and development financing. The United States and Europe also announced investments in a rail line connecting Angola with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. China's President Xi Jinping chose to skip the summit, creating an opening for Biden to strengthen ties with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a counterbalance to China in the Indo-Pacific region. Biden also worked to bolster the World Bank and promote the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment to provide attractive alternatives to Chinese financing.