But the chance to repair frayed alliances and work together on global problems carried the day.
China, whose U.S. relations nosedived due to widespread frustration in Washington over its human rights record and accusations of technology theft, expressed hope about the change in the White House. I think after this very difficult and extraordinary time, both the Chinese and American people deserve a better future, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a daily briefing.
Biden understands the importance of co-operation among nations, said former Colombian president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Juan Manuel Santos, who left office in 2018. As a matter of fact, if we don’t co-operate – all nations – to fight climate change, then we will all perish. It’s as simple as that.
Biden Unveils National Plan; Florida Seeks Limits: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/21/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) U.S. President Joe Biden presented a national strategy to combat the coronavirus, saying the pandemic is likely to claim another 100,000 lives over roughly the next month. Florida issued an order seeking to limit “vaccine tourism” to the state.
Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s infectious-disease chief, said it’s “somewhat of a liberating feeling” to work for Biden after Donald Trump tried to sideline him.
New York City hasn’t stopped giving vaccinations despite shortage warnings and pleas for resupply, but some appointments were canceled. Germany’s coronavirus deaths passed 50,000 while the U.K. suffered its worst day in the pandemic.
Biden Unveils National Plan; Florida Seeks Limits: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/21/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) U.S. President Joe Biden presented a national strategy to combat the coronavirus, saying the pandemic is likely to claim another 100,000 lives over roughly the next month. Florida issued an order seeking to limit “vaccine tourism” to the state.
Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s infectious-disease chief, said it’s “somewhat of a liberating feeling” to work for Biden after Donald Trump tried to sideline him.
New York City hasn’t stopped giving vaccinations despite shortage warnings and pleas for resupply, but some appointments were canceled. Germany’s coronavirus deaths passed 50,000 while the U.K. suffered its worst day in the pandemic.
World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new US President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed.
Many expressed hope Biden would right US democracy two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol, shaking the faith of those fighting for democracy in their own countries.
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President Joe Biden pauses as he signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. (AP)
Governments targeted and sanctioned under Trump embraced the chance for a fresh start with Biden, while some heads of state who lauded Trump s blend of nationalism and populism were more restrained in their expectations.