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In a speech in the city of Wilmington, Delaware on December 29, Biden described his vision for US foreign policy and the national security challenges it will face after taking office on January 20. .2021.
US tightens ban on PLA-related investmentsThe Trump administration on Dec. 29 toughened an executive order issued in November prohibiting US investors from buying shares in companies suspected of being controlled by the People’s Liberation Army. China (PLA). According to Reuters, the latest announcement posted on the U.S. Department of Commerce website, the executive order applies to investors who want to buy shares of exchange-traded funds and index mutual funds, as well as subsidiaries of owned or controlled companies. by PLA.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this is a measure to ensure that future US capital does not support the development and modernization of the PLA and China’s intelligence and security agencies. In response, China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday vigorously opposed what Beijing called a conspiracy to “smear the country’s strategy of consolidating military and civilian enterprises.”
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Earlier, the South China Morning Post on December 26 quoted the director of the Research Institute for Modern International Relations at Tsinghua University (China), Yancheng, as predicting that Biden would try to strengthen relations with the allies. American tradition and this could create additional problems for China. Di also said that Biden’s diplomatic strategy will be very different from President Trump’s, but that does not mean that relations between the United States and China will improve in the coming years.
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Biden criticized the Trump administration for being “irresponsible” in the transfer of power |
For his part, the acting Secretary of Defense of the United States, Christopher C. Miller, affirmed that the Pentagon officials continue to work in a “transparent and friendly” way to support the transition of power.
Meanwhile, President Trump is asking his supporters to join the rally in Washington DC on June 6, 2011 in a last-ditch effort to pressure Congress not to certify Biden’s victory, according to AFP. That is the day that the Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, will preside over the bicameral meeting of Congress to count the electoral votes, announce the electoral results and declare the winner. The next meeting is considered formal only, after voters voted on December 14 with the result that Biden won 306 votes and Trump only had 232 votes.
However, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert and some other Republican members are filing lawsuits to avoid confirmation of Biden’s victory, according to KLTV. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that any act of claiming that Biden won the election would be fraud and asked the federal judge in Texas to grant Pence the right to choose voters who support Trump in 6.1. 2021. Voting law experts believe the case is difficult to succeed, according to The Hill.
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