In his first speech on foreign policy at the State Department since taking office on Thursday, Feb. 4, Biden emphasized that China and the United States are rivals but still cooperate.
Political purge! The new U.S. defense chief recently ordered a 60-day moratorium on regular activities dedicated to combating so-called “white supremacy and right-wing extremism” within the military.
On Thursday, an adviser to former President Trump announced that Trump will not testify at next week’s Senate impeachment hearings. This week the Palm Beach local government attorney said Trump has the right to stay at the Sea Lake estate in response to questions.
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday the creation of a new post-White House “transition” office in the Washington, DC area.
U.S. Democratic Congressman AOC was caught in a public lie.
Does it support the one-China Policy? The U.S. Department of State spokesman did this action with an embarrassed face.
Biden’s State Department speech: China and the United States are rivals but still have cooperation
On Thursday, Feb. 4, Biden gave his first speech on foreign policy at the State Department after taking office. When it comes to China, Biden called China “the most serious competitor” of the United States and opposed China’s “coercive actions”, but he also said that the United States is willing to cooperate with Beijing because “it is in the interest of the United States to do so. It is in the interest of the United States to do so.
In his speech, Biden said, “We will deal directly with the most serious competitor that poses a challenge to our prosperity, security and democratic values – China.” He said the U.S. will confront the economic ills that China brings and oppose coercive Chinese (Communist) actions, while also fighting back against Chinese attacks on human rights, intellectual property and global governance, but “we are willing to work with Beijing and it is in America’s interest to do so.”
He also said the new U.S. leadership must confront a new era of authoritarianism and deal with China’s ambitions to compete with the United States, as well as Russia’s attempts to challenge U.S. democracy.
A White House spokesman said at a press conference on Jan. 25 that while the Chinese Communist Party poses a clear challenge to the United States, the Biden Administration will use a strategy of “strategic patience” to deal with the Chinese Communist Party.
U.S. Defense Secretary Deploys Military to Combat “Right-Wing Extremism” in Brewing Political Purge
The U.S. military has a large number of Trump supporters who worked with Biden’s team during the regime change “not very well”. The new defense secretary fired all members of the Pentagon Policy Advisory Board after taking office.
Photo: A panoramic view of the U.S. Pentagon
The new defense secretary recently ordered a 60-day moratorium on regular activities, specifically to combat “white supremacy and right-wing extremism” in the military.
A Pentagon spokesman said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with the U.S. military’s top brass Wednesday (3) and ordered the U.S. military to choose a point in Time within 60 days to suspend normal military activities and for all units to have “the necessary dialogue and discussion” with their troops on the subject.
The spokesman said “extremism has long been a problem for the military” and that the Jan. 6 incident in Congress was “a wake-up call” that Austin was “determined to address extremism in the U.S. military. “
The Defense Department did not disclose the length of the U.S. military’s suspension of activities, nor did it mention what specific actions would be taken. The spokesman said the military has not yet determined how to deal with “extremism,” so the Defense Department called a meeting with the military to discuss.
Before that, however, the Pentagon had already acted. All members of the Pentagon’s 31 advisory committees will be fired.
Trump refuses to testify at impeachment hearings
On Thursday, Feb. 4, advisers to former U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Trump will not testify at next week’s Senate impeachment hearings, even though House Democrats have asked him to do so.
“The president will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding,” said Trump’s adviser, Jason Miller (D-Mich.).
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Mass.), a House Democrat and the lead impeachment leader, sent a letter Thursday to former President Trump asking him to testify at a Senate hearing, saying he would need to respond at the meeting to allegations that he incited demonstrators to storm Congress on Jan. 6. In response, Trump’s legal team wrote back refuting the claims.
“Your letter only confirms what everyone knows: you cannot prove the allegations against the 45th president of the United States, who is now a citizen,” said Bruce Castor and David Schoen, attorneys for the Trump camp, in the letter. “The use of our Constitution for so-called impeachment proceedings is simply too serious for (the president) to play these games.”
Trump’s second impeachment hearings will begin the week of Feb. 8.
Senate Republicans strongly oppose the impeachment case launched against the former president. In a test vote in the Senate last week, 45 Republicans voted in favor of dismissing the trial, indicating that impeachment may have difficulty passing Congress.
Pence Announces Post-White House ‘Transition’ Office
Former Vice President Mike Pence announced Wednesday (Feb. 3) the creation of a new post-White House “transition” office in the Washington, D.C., area.
In a statement Wednesday, Pence said the office will manage communications, scheduling requests, public statements and official events for him and his wife, Karen Pence, the former second lady of the United States.
The statement said, “The vice president and Mrs. Pence look forward to continuing to elevate the causes that have haunted them and to serve the American people when needed.”
Wednesday’s press release noted that Pence and his wife currently live in northern Virginia and plan to move back to Indiana in the summer.
The press release said, “Details on how to make scheduling requests and correspondence to the former vice president and former second lady, will be released soon.”
Palm Beach local government attorney: Trump has right to live at Sea Lake estate
Former President Trump has the right to live at his Mar-a-Lago resort, John Randolph, an attorney hired by the township of Palm Beach, Fla. said in a memo this week.
Randolph said Trump could be considered a bona fide employee of the resort if necessary, and that the definition of employee in the town’s code includes business owners and partners. Randolph wrote, “If he is a bona fide employee of the club, it appears that the Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Code) allows him to reside at the club without specific restrictions prohibiting former President Trump from residing at the club.”
The memo was later obtained and published by National Public Radio (NPR).
Trump bought Sea Lake Estates in 1985 and converted it from a private residence to a private club in 1993. That same year, the attorney he hired told a town council meeting that Trump would not “continue to live” on the land, but would “become a member of the club and be entitled to use the guest rooms.
Randolph noted in the memo that the final rules for Sea Lake Estates do not include a direct ban on Trump’s residence at the club, making it necessary for the town of Palm Beach to look at the zoning regulations for the area.
Since Trump lived at Sea Lake Manor before it was converted into a club, his attorney said Trump’s residency is retroactive, while Trump himself also changed his permanent residence from New York to Florida in 2019. Also according to the town’s zoning ordinance, Trump can be an employee (business owner) of Sea Lake Estates.
U.S. Democratic Congressman AOC caught in public lie
U.S. Democratic U.S. Rep. AOC (Alexandria Cortez) excitedly stated on the evening of Feb. 1 that she was in fear of her Life in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and she again called on Republican politicians to take responsibility for the incident. But then she was caught in a lie.
Watch China compiled reports that AOC came out as a survivor of sexual abuse in an emotionally inflammatory live Instagram video on January 1. She then berated Republicans and shared her horrific experience at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Photo: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Cortez, AOC, a Democrat.
She said on air that she had been harassed by former President Trump supporters for days before the riots in Congress, and that other congressional colleagues had warned her that she had to “watch her back” on Jan. 6.
Cortez said that when the Capitol was attacked, a group of Trump supporters broke into her office and threatened her. She said she was forced to hide in the office bathroom during the “near-death experience,” but she could still hear the terrorists screaming, “Where is she?”
She and a staff member then evacuated to another building and hastily hid in the office of a congressman for several hours.
She said, “The reason I’m so emotional at this moment is because these people are telling us to move on, saying it’s no big deal, saying we should forget what happened, and even telling us to apologize, all of which are the usual tricks of abusers.”
She added, “I’m actually a sexual assault survivor, and I haven’t talked to many people about it in my life.”
Cortez compared Republicans challenging fraud in the 2020 election to sexual abusers, something Democrats often do when they lose an election by accusing it of fraud.
However, according to a Feb. 3 report by Breaking911, Cortez was not inside the U.S. Capitol during her “near-death” experience. She claimed she had been in her office in the Cannon Building. And the protesters did not storm the Cannon Building.
Does it support the one-China policy? U.S. officials do this action with an embarrassed face
The U.S. Department of State, which has repeatedly stated its support for Taiwan‘s defense against China, reiterated that the long-standing “one-China policy” has not changed.
A statement issued by the Biden administration on Jan. 23 mentioned its strong support for Taiwan in the face of Chinese military pressure, but did not mention the one-China policy.
State Department spokesman Ned Price was asked at a press conference Wednesday local time whether the U.S. government still supports this policy. Price responded, “Yes, our policy has not changed.”
Interestingly, Price couldn’t answer the question immediately when he heard it, but looked down for information, pausing until he himself showed an embarrassed smile, and was teased by the reporter underneath, “We know the headline of Xinhua News Agency tomorrow: Price couldn’t answer the question.” Price gave himself the excuse that he just wanted to be very careful with his words.
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