US Election: Why we refuse to congratulate Joe Biden as president-elect – China
Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election after results from Pennsylvania meant his lead was now unassailable by President Donald Trump.
The Chinese government on Monday has revealed the reason why the China refused to congratulate the United States President –elect, Joe Biden.
Recall that the former United States Vice president and the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, on Sunday, November 8, had been elected the 46th president of the United States of America.
Biden, 77, won the keen-fought election by scoring 284 Electoral College votes against incumbent President Donald Trump’s 214.
Biden was projected as the winner of the 2020 presidential election after results from Pennsylvania meant his lead was now unassailable by President Donald Trump.
But China has said that it was not aware of Joe Biden winning the US presidential election, declining to congratulate him.
The Asian giants said the outcome of the vote was still to be determined.
Despite media houses projecting Joe Biden as the winner of the tightly contested election after he pulled over 270 Electoral College votes, incumbent Donald Trump is yet to concede and has filed several legal challenges.
China’s foreign ministry Spokesman, Wang Wenbin, told the press at a regular briefing Monday that his country had “noticed that Mr Biden declared he is the winner of the election.
“Our understanding is that the outcome of the election will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures,” he said.
Many world leaders have since sent their congratulatory message to Biden and running mate Kamala Harris.
Trump’s presidency has been marked by a costly trade war and increasingly icy relations with China.
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