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At the time Biden officially announced his race for the 2020 presidential election, he publicly stated that his governing philosophy is two things: serving the workers who “build the country” and upholding American values that help bridge social differences.
In election year, the United States faces many challenges, especially the racial and social inequality disputes caused by the new crown epidemic. During the campaign, Biden promised to create more new jobs, restore environmental protection measures, reform the health insurance system, and restore international allies.
The BBC compiles the top eight political platforms announced by Biden and the campaign camp in the last time period.
Foreign policy
Biden promised that his first diplomatic task after taking office is to repair relations with the allies as soon as possible and restore America’s leading role in the world.
Speaking of China’s policies, Biden said China should be held accountable for unfair trade and environmental policies, but did not approve of the current unilateral increase in tariffs by the Trump administration.
He proposed to form an international alliance with democracies around the world to jointly respond to China’s challenges, but his statement on how to respond to China’s challenges is vague and still lacks specific political guidelines.
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As for Shanghai, China, people are also paying attention to the American elections.
New corona epidemic
Biden hopes to establish a nationwide virus testing and patient contact tracing program.
Camp Biden hopes to immediately recruit 100,000 new coronavirus surveillance project employees in the United States, and establish at least 10 testing centers in each state on average to provide all Americans with new corona tests. free.
He supports the introduction of mandatory masks across the country. If so, everyone in all federal industries will be required to wear face masks.
However, some Americans who have long questioned the government’s excessively restricted power believe that the above practices violated their “basic human rights.”
climate change
During the Trump presidency, the United States withdrew from the “Paris Climate Agreement” reached by the international community in response to climate change.
Biden believes that climate change threatens the “survival” of humanity and said that if elected, he will immediately rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement. He also made it clear that it will achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 28% year-on-year by 2025.
He proposed that the federal government spend $ 1.7 trillion on green technology research and development over the next 10 years, and he hopes the United States can reach the zero-emissions goal by 2050.
If true, the United States is likely to once again become a world leader in preventing climate change, and this massive investment will inevitably become part of Biden’s plan to revitalize the economy and create jobs.
Economy and employment
Biden promised to alleviate the economic crisis caused by the new corona epidemic, promote continuous loans to small and medium-sized businesses and the direct payment of temporary help payments to each household. These temporary help payments include an additional monthly social security fund of $ 200.
Biden also hopes to raise taxes on high-income people to pay for investment in public services, but said such a tax increase will only affect people with an annual income of more than $ 400,000.
Biden also proposed raising the federal minimum wage from the current $ 7.5 per hour to $ 15. This proposal has great support from young Americans, but has been questioned by many companies and employers.
His other economic proposals include the infrastructure investment plan to “rebuild a better America” and encourage government departments to buy American-made products.
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Biden also has policy proposals to improve employment and race relations.
medical hygiene
Biden hopes to protect and expand the “Affordable Care Act” introduced during the Obama presidency, so that 97% of Americans will eventually have access to assessed health insurance.
He hopes to lower the minimum age requirement for Medicare in the United States, which currently applies to the 60-65 age group. It also hopes to give all Americans the option to enroll in a public health insurance plan similar to federal health insurance.
Some experts estimate that Biden’s plan will require the federal government to spend about $ 2.25 trillion over the next 10 years.
Race and vigilance
Biden believes that racism is a systemic problem in the United States and lists a variety of policies for dealing with racial differences in the judicial system, such as grants to encourage states to reduce incarceration rates.
Faced with a series of protests against racial profiling that occurred during the epidemic in the United States, Biden hopes to transform the judicial system from punishment to reform and restoration. His proposals include the legalization of marijuana and the abolition of the death penalty.
He has also stated that he will not cut police department funding, saying more resources must be used to maintain proper law enforcement standards.
Gun control
Faced with this problem that has long caused great differences and opposition in American society, Biden proposed to ban offensive weapons.
He also hopes to conduct general background checks when purchasing guns, limit the number of guns that can be purchased per person to one per month, and simplify prosecution requirements for gun manufacturers and sellers who don’t strictly comply with regulations.
It will also provide funding to support more research efforts to prevent gun violence.
Immigration policy
Biden promised to abolish Trump’s immigration policy within 100 days of his inauguration, including the practice of forcibly separating parents and children from stowaways at the Mexican border.
It will also abolish Trump’s annual quota restrictions on political asylum applications and visa bans for citizens of some Muslim countries.
He also vowed to restore Obama-era “fair treatment” for those who smuggled and taxed into the United States.
