Published 17:50 IST, November 20th 2020
Biden says US will rejoin WHO; roars China 'will have to play by international rules'
Biden said he will ensure that China “plays by the international rules” when asked by a reporter how he plans to address China’s recent aggressive tactics.
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US President-elect Joe Biden on vember 19 said that his ministration will rejoin World Health Organisation on day one of his presidency. Biden h earlier condemned Trump for formally withdrawing United States out of organization, saying, “Americans are safer when America is engd in strengning global health.” Furr, former Vice President said that his office will ensure that China “plays by international rules” when asked by a reporter how he plans to dress China’s recent aggressive tactics on global st. In response to wher he will impose ecomic sanctions on China like Trump ministration, Biden said that tre deficit due to embargo h "gone up" and hn’t slumped.
Earlier, at a Presidential debate, Biden launched a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump for his China policies, saying, that President embraced “guys like thugs in rth Korea and president in China and Putin and ors.” Biden me remarks following Trump’s claims that steel tariffs were making communist China "pay”. Biden argued that tariffs were, as a matter of fact, coming out of American taxpayers’ pocket, and were exceedingly “hurting American families.” Meanwhile, US President responded, saying, that China paid “billions and billions of dollars” and funds benefitted American farmers. Lambasting Donald Trump for diverting real issues, Biden ded that President “doesn’t want to talk about substantive issues,” and acted like a “typical politician.”
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It's t about 'punishing China'
According to a report by Council of Foreign Relations, even as US President argued that tariffs imposed on Chinese imports were paid off by Chinese government, his visers such as Peter Navarro debunked claims as false and illogical. While American farmers laid claims to nearly $66 billion tariff revenue, majorly se tariffs strained American importers. tre war with China h incurred US billions in new import taxes, visers believed. Meanwhile criticizing Trump’s China stance, Biden told a bipartisan group of goverrs in his hometown in Wilmington, Delaware, that it wasn’t about “punishing China, but is about ensuring that China understands y have to play by foundations. It is an easy proposition,” president-elect stated.
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17:51 IST, November 20th 2020