US President Biden in Hanoi says he does not want to "contain" China

US President Biden in Hanoi says he does not want to "contain" China

US President Joe Biden says that he does not want to “contain” China at a press conference in Hanoi during a visit to Vietnam.

Washington and Beijing have been facing deepening divisions on a range of global issues including trade, security and rights.

Biden met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the G20 summit in New Delhi, a meeting the White House had not announced, and during which the two leaders discussed stability.