Biden takes office as 46th US president What you need to know Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president at the Capitol in Washington Biden signs 15 executive orders, including actions to rejoin the Paris climate accord Kamala Harris, 56, makes history as she was sworn in to be the first woman to be vice-president, and also the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent
All By AI HEPING in New York US President Joe Biden speaks about his administration s plans to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic during a COVID-19 response event at the White House in Washington, US, Jan 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
By ZHAO HUANXIN in Washington and CHEN YINGQUN in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-21 03:39 Share CLOSE United States President Joe R. Biden takes the oath of office as first lady Jill Biden holds the Bible the oath is sworn on at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. [Photo/Agencies]
The China-US relationship is likely to start a new chapter marked by more stability and constructiveness after Joe Biden enters the White House, as the new US president seems more pragmatic and advocates cooperation, analysts said.
Biden, 78, took the oath of office on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, with three former US presidents but not Biden s predecessor, Donald Trump attending the ceremony. Trump, in a farewell speech on Wednesday, touted his legacy and wished luck to the next administration without mentioning Biden s name.
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NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE - JANUARY 19: One day before being inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, President-elect Joe Biden becomes emotional as he delivers remarks at the Major Joseph R. Beau Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center January 19, 2021 in New Castle, Delaware. The reserve center is named for Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s oldest child and who served as attorney general of Delaware and a major in the state’s National Guard before dying of brain cancer at the age of 46 in 2015. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty Images
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As Donald Trump s presidency comes to an end, the White House welcomes Joe Biden to take the reins of the United States of America.
Republican President Donald Trump hailed his administration`s record as he left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, hours before President-elect Joe Biden assumes the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a raging coronavirus pandemic.