The “thorn” that the President of the United States, Joe Biden, had stuck against China over the issue of the spy balloon, was removed from his chest on Tuesday afternoon when he issued a warning to Congress: if the Asian giant continued with his threats, I would not hesitate to respond.
Before the congressmen, Biden was emphatic, telling his Chinese counterpart Xi-Jinping: “As we made clear last week, if China threatens our sovereignty, we will act to protect our country. And we did it.”
In the words said in the State of the Union address, Biden asserted that he will not apologize for having shot down the alleged spy balloon and asserted that this action was done with the security and economy of his country in mind.
“I will not apologize because we are investing to make America stronger. Invest in American innovation, in industries that will define the future and that the Chinese government tries to dominate”, insisted the US president.
Biden implied that his warning to China did not carry any encrypted or surreptitious war message, making it clear that he only sought to protect the interests of a strong economy that would underpin the quality of life in the United States.
“I have made it clear to President Xi that we seek competition, not conflict (…) I am committed to working with China where it can promote American interests and benefit the world,” said President Joe Biden.
“Fighting to fight, power for power, conflict for conflict’s sake, gets us nowhere,” Biden said, insisting that American democracy, though “bruised,” remains “unshakeable,” was the end of the speech. Biden to applause.
china responded
Faced with Biden’s warnings, China’s foreign ministry responded that it would take the same course if the United States goes too far and seeks to use force or other methods against China.
“We will firmly defend China’s sovereignty, security and development interests,” said his spokesman Mao Ning on Wednesday afternoon.
Among the crossroads of tensions, China asked Washington to return bilateral relations to “the path of healthy and stable development.” China found a response to his message in the same speech as Biden, who noted that he and the country he leads are willing “to work with China where he can advance American interests and benefit the world.”
In his messages, Biden strove to instill hope, knowing that the polls are unfavorable. He was not with him either in the November midterm elections and, finally, the Democratic results reinforced him.
Even former President Donald Trump himself praised his speech: “I disagree with him on most of his policies, but he put into words what he felt and ended the night much stronger than it started. Give him credit for that.”
However, the governor of Arkansas, Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, was much more critical, lashing out at the “radical left” and what she sees as an attack on “freedom and peace.”