U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled major plans to invest in America during his address to a joint session of the United States Congress on Wednesday.
But he also talked about foreign policy issues. He discussed the China-U.S. relationship. And he talked about Russia and Iran. Biden also weighed in on plans for the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.

Joining the discussion:

• Qinduo Xu is Senior Fellow at the Pangoal Institution, and host of CGTN’s Dialogue Weekend.
• Bruce McConnell is the President and CEO of the EastWest Institute and Distinguished Fellow with the Stimson Center.
• Anton Fedyashin is a Russian affairs expert and a professor of history at American University.
• Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and an expert on U.S.-Iranian relations

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Biden went for a soft appeal to Republicans and hard focus on China. Here are takeaways from his first speech to Congress. https://t.co/hPsVu6tsQZ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 29, 2021

The Biden administration is considering rolling back some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran as a way to get Tehran to return to compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear accord, people familiar with the situation tell @AP.https://t.co/Ef1238SaK0

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 29, 2021

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda gives an interview in which it heaps praise on the Taliban as Biden pulls out from Afghanistan and warns that war against the US will continue “on all other fronts.” https://t.co/UbE61ytjgo

— CNN International (@cnni) April 30, 2021