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A China sent this Friday (13) congratulations to Joe biden for your choice as the 46th president of the United States, almost a week after the Democratic candidate’s victory was announced.
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“We respect the choice of the American people. We send our congratulations to Biden and Harris,” said the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry., Wang Wenbin, also citing Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
On Monday (9), Wenbin simply said: “We understand that the outcome of the US presidential elections will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures.”
In 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated US President Donald Trump the day after the elections.
But this year, Trump has yet to admit defeat. The Republican says without presenting evidence that there was fraud and tries to reverse the result in court.
Most world leaders congratulated Biden and Harris later on Saturday. (7), when the Democratic victory was projected by the American media.
Now, with recognition from China, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are among the few world leaders who have yet to acknowledge the outcome. The list also includes Mexican President López Obrador and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un.
On Monday (9), the spokesman for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov said that “it is correct to wait for the official results of the elections”.
Yesterday, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, called the US electoral system “archaic” and said that “congratulations are sent before the results are published when there is no dispute.”
