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President Biden meets with world leaders at the G20 summit in Indonesia

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On the agenda: soaring food and energy prices sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine. The White House expects most of the leaders will come together at the end of the summit to condemn² Moscow actions.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

President Biden is meeting with world leaders today at the G-20 summit in Indonesia to discuss concerns about rising food and energy prices caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. The White House says G-20 leaders, or at least most of them, will come together at the end of the summit to condemn Moscow's actions. NPR's Franco Ordo?ez is covering the president's trip to Asia. Franco, the president has spoken at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt, addressed leaders at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia and met yesterday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. What are his objectives at this next stage at the G-20?

FRANCO ORDO?EZ, BYLINE⁴: Well, A, calling out Russia is a big part. Leaders of the G-20 are working, as you noted⁵, a statement that, according to a senior administration official, will condemn Russia in, quote, "the strongest possible terms." The official says that Russia's war is the root cause of, quote, "immense economic and humanitarian⁶ suffering in the world." And I will note that not all the G-20 nations are going to sign on, but the official says that most will. He would not say which countries are not joining. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also weighed in at the conference by a video address pressing leaders to continue to isolate⁷ Russia. He asks for their help ending the war and also ensuring that Ukrainian grain exports continue to get safe passage to hungry nations. And he referred to the group as the G-19, which was a clear reference to exclude Russia. Another big theme is countering China.

MART?NEZ: All right, so let's get into that for a second, because China has made some pretty big inroads in Southeast Asia as well as other developing parts of the world. How is the West responding to that?

ORDO?EZ: Biden is co-hosting an event with the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, as well as Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. The event is part of an initiative to raise $600 billion over the next five years to counter China's growing influence through funding of big infrastructure⁸ projects around the world. Biden announced billions in new investments, including $20 billion in financing for Indonesia to reduce emissions⁹ and expand clean energy projects, as well as $15 million to support India's health care system.

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: I want to emphasize the word investments - investments that are driven by local needs, development with our partners, and delivering real results to improve the lives of all of our people.

ORDO?EZ: China has long been willing to provide fast cash to developing nations in ways that the United States has not. And when Biden and Xi met yesterday to discuss lowering tensions in the relationship, Biden told Xi that the United States was ready to compete vigorously.

MART?NEZ: Franco, what else will have your attention at the G-20?

ORDO?EZ: Well, Biden is also set to sit down with the new British prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The two spoke³ by phone last month, but this will be their first face-to-face meeting since he was named prime minister. It's obviously a critical relationship, and both leaders have signaled they want to keep it that way. I'll also be watching to see if G-20 leaders remain healthy. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that he tested positive for COVID after hosting more than a dozen leaders at the ASEAN meetings, including Biden. And Biden yesterday said he had a cold. But the White House told reporters this morning that the president tested negative for the virus and was not considered a close contact as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MART?NEZ: That's NPR's Franco Ordo?ez in Indonesia. Franco, thanks.

ORDO?EZ: Hey, thanks, A.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

8 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

9 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。