2024-05-07 23:07:02
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, stated during a rally that both China and Russia, rivals of his country, and India and Japan, its allies, are “xenophobic.”
“Why is China stagnating so economically? Why is Japan having problems? Why Russia? Why India? Because they are xenophobic. They don’t want migrants. “Migrants are what make us strong,” Biden said, according to a transcript of his words made public this Thursday.
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The 81-year-old Democrat, candidate for re-election in the November presidential election against Republican Donald Trump, gave a rally aimed at Asian Americans. These rallies are not recorded, but a handful of journalists attend them and make a written report.
“One of the reasons our economy is growing is thanks to you and many others. Because? Because we welcome migrants,” Biden insisted.
China and Russia are rivals of the United States, but his comments about Japan and India are surprising because since Biden took office he has made efforts to strengthen ties with Washington’s allies in Asia, and in particular with these two countries.
The president received the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and the then Japanese head of government, Fumio Kishida, at state dinners.
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“The point of view that the President defended, and I think people around the world are aware of it, is that the United States is a country of migrants, it is in our DNA,” the spokesperson for the National Security Council explained to reporters. , John Kirby.
“Our allies know very well how much the president respects them, how much importance he gives to their friendship, to their contributions,” he added.
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2024-05-07 23:07:02