The G20 Summit in Rome over the weekend has exposed the irreconcilable divergences among Western countries.

In September, the United States and the United Kingdom persuaded Australia to dump France in favor of them for a multi-billion dollar submarine contract.

That's why US President Joe Biden went to great lengths to try and apple-polish his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron－tweeting that the US has "no older, no more loyal, no more decent ally than France" after a "great" meeting with Macron in Rome.

But the grouping of Australia, the UK and the US is undoubtedly an Anglo-Saxon clique. And it is clear that the US administration's clique-building, whether by intent or not, is splitting the West.

It has also greatly harmed the G20's ability to assume the role it was founded for as a stabilizer of the world economy.

As predicted, the G20 Summit produced few substantial results. Instead of promoting the unity of the G20, it served to make public and enlarge the divergence and conflicts among the Western countries.

The European countries should be aware that the only reason the Biden administration claimed "America is back" is to cover up the truth that it is essentially just another version of its predecessor.

For a veteran diplomat such as Biden, the G20 Summit could have been a good stage for his diplomatic nous, but he did nothing to enhance the US' credibility thanks to the number of wedges the US has been driving among countries.

The rifts created by the divergence between the US' words and deeds will not be healed by Biden's exaggerated handshake and forced smile with Macron.

The disagreements the US fanfares are no longer under the table, they are on the table now.

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