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The inaugural Summit for Democracy initiated by the US has ended, after setting up the three main themes of defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights. It is an important effort by the Biden administration to bring the US — reviled during the Donald Trump era — back to a global leadership position to resist China and Russia. Biden wrapped up the summit by saying the US is “committed to working with all who share those values to shape the rules of the road” towards democracy, adding that he hoped to hold an in-person...
