From Chisato Horiuchi in Tokyo, Japan
US President Joe Biden criticized China and Russia again = AP
[Glasgow (Northern England) = Yukihiro Sakaguchi] US President Joe Biden attended a press conference on the 2nd after attending the summit meeting of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Framework Convention (COP26). He criticized China's absence, China's President Xi Jinping, who emits the largest greenhouse gases in the world, as a "major mistake."
"By showing up, Biden had a big impact on how the world views the leading role of the United States," Biden said. "China is trying to claim a new role as a world leader, but it doesn't show up. How can it play the role of leader?"
He also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "I'm shutting down if I'm willing to do anything, despite having serious climate problems."
"I'm not worried about accidental armed conflict," he said of his deteriorating relations with China. Stated. He emphasized, "What is worse than the intended conflict is the unintended conflict. This is competition, not conflict."
He claimed that the recent rise in crude oil and gas prices was "a result of Russia and OPEC countries refusing to increase oil production." He acknowledged that "these turmoil is affecting people's lives."
He said he "will be announced fairly quickly. There is plenty of time" over the appointment of the Federal Reserve Chairman. The current Chairman, Powell, will expire in February 2022. "We are discussing with economic advisors what is the best choice," he said.
