Almost three weeks after Joe Biden became the winner of the US presidential election was proclaimed, Chinese President Xi Jinping has also conveyed his congratulations. Xi expressed hope that the two countries will strengthen ties.
The Chinese vice president also wished Bidens running mate Kamala Harris lucky.
Earlier, Biden received all the congratulations from it Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At first they also failed to materialize. Correspondent Sjoerd den Daas thinks the ministry may have wanted to wait until Trump would recognize his defeat or until the electoral college formally elected the new president.
But Trump reported on Monday that he did green light for a transfer of power, so it seems Xi waited for Trump to take that step.
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