China Diplomat’s ‘Red Line’ Warning Points to U.S. Tensions Bloomberg 2/2/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) China’s top diplomat warned the U.S. not to cross the country’s “red line,” in a pointed speech that pushed back against early moves by President Joe Biden to press Beijing on human rights.
Yang Jiechi, who sits on the Communist Party’s 25-member Politburo, said in a video address to a New York-based U.S.-China group that the two sides “stand at a key moment” to rebuild ties and cooperate after Biden’s inauguration. But he placed the onus on the U.S. to repair the damage caused by the “misguided policies” of former President Donald Trump.
BEIJING (Feb 2): China’s top diplomat warned the US not to cross the country’s “red line,” in a pointed speech that pushed back against early moves by President Joe Biden to press Beijing on human rights.
Yang Jiechi, who sits on the Communist Party’s 25-member Politburo, said in a video address to a New York-based US-China group that the two sides “stand at a key moment” to rebuild ties and cooperate after Biden’s inauguration. But he placed the onus on the US to repair the damage caused by the “misguided policies” of former President Donald Trump.
“We in China hope that the United States will rise above the outdated mentality of zero-sum, major-power rivalry and work with China to keep the relationship on the right track,” Yang said, a former foreign minister. Yang urged the US to stop “harassing Chinese students, restricting Chinese media outlets, shutting down Confucius Institutes and suppressing Chinese companies” and said Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinji
Biden administration pushes for Harriet Tubman to be on $20 bills
The Biden administration is resuming efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill.
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 5:53 PM
Posted By: Mary Peters
ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Biden administration is resuming efforts to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill.
Press secretary Jen Psaki says U.S. money should reflect the history and diversity of our country, and Harriet Tubman s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that .
In April 2016, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Tubman would be on the $20 bill in 2020, but the Trump administration stopped the redesign.
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Biden administration still plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
Although the finalized timeline has not been announced by the Treasury, press secretary Jen Psaki said, it is important that our money reflect the history and diversity of our country. Courtesy Women on 20s
President Joe Biden s administration announced Monday it plans to revitalize the effort to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. It s important that our notes our money reflect the history and diversity of our country, and Harriet Tubman s image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a White House press briefing Monday. So we re exploring ways to speed up that effort.