Why Joe Biden is hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy

The American President, Joe Biden is currently hosting more than 100 countries to talk about democracy.

NPR recalled that when Joe Biden was doing his 2020 presidential campaign, he made a big promise while he rolled out his foreign policy platform, if he was elected he would gather the world’s democracies at a major summit, where they would show solidarity against a rising tide of authoritarianism

Today, that promise is becoming a reality; while some White House officials insist the on-screen gathering of representatives from more than 100 countries will still have value.

Participating countries are expected to announce new commitments to fighting corruption, standing up for human rights, and pushing back against authoritarian movements.

But in a sign that expectations for the gathering have perhaps shrunk since Biden made it a regular part of his campaign stump speech, a senior administration official told reporters during a preview call that a big outcome of the summit would be — simply having conversations about democracy.

“One of the main points of the summit is simply to put this issue on the front burner, in terms of the global conversation amongst governments and civil society,” the official said.

However, there have been reactions as to why China and Russia do not make the list of Joe Biden attempt at hosting 100 countries on democracy.

“We think that Taiwan can make meaningful commitments towards the summit’s objectives of countering authoritarianism, fighting against corruption, and advancing respect for human rights at home and abroad,” an administration official told reporters.

Many on the other hand, expected Biden to say that no democracy is perfect.

“What Joe Biden could do, though, is say that we, too, are struggling for democracy, we are very much like small-d democrats across the world who are struggling to save democracy, to strengthen democracy, to reconsolidate democracy.”

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