Beijing, China:
China on Thursday congratulated President Joe Biden on his inauguration and referred to as for a reset in relations among Beijing and Washington, as the new administration brought an finish to the fractious term of Donald Trump.
Beijing also stated it welcomed news that the US would re-join the World Health Organization and the Paris climate accord, as Biden attempted to instantly pivot his workplace back to a essential part in worldwide leadership.
The new US president is anticipated to stay challenging on China but commit to international cooperation following Trump’s divisive “America First” method.
“With cooperation from both sides, the better angels in China-US relations will beat the evil forces,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a press briefing.
She stated Biden had employed the word “unity” numerous instances in his inauguration speech, and that it was “precisely what is needed currently in US-China relations”.
Under Trump, tensions with China plunged to a nadir more than trade, safety, technologies, the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and human rights.
In a final dig at the Trump administration, Beijing stated Wednesday it was sanctioning more than two dozen members and ex-officials in the former president’s government, which includes his secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
The officials and their family members members will be prohibited from getting into mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, the foreign ministry stated.
“Over the past few years the Trump administration, especially Pompeo, has buried too many mines in US-China relations that need to be eliminated, burned too many bridges that need to be built, and destroyed too many roads that need to be repaired,” stated Hua on Thursday.
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