After 64 days in office, U.S. President Joe Biden finally held his first press conference. On U.S.-China relations, Biden described Xi Jinping as an “authoritarian with no sense of democracy.
Biden, who took office in the midst of a global pandemic, began his press conference by touting his vaccine rollout efforts, achieving his goal of 100 million vaccines in his first 100 days in office 42 days ahead of schedule, and setting a new goal of 200 million vaccines in his first 100 days in office. “.
President Biden: “Yes, 200 million in 100 days, I know that’s an ambitious goal, twice the initial goal, but no other country in the world comes close to what we’ve done.”
Biden also launched one of the largest bailout programs in history after taking office at a whopping $1.9 trillion.
President Biden: “As of yesterday, more than $100 million in $1,400 checks have been deposited into people’s bank accounts. That’s money in people’s pockets that brought relief almost instantly, and millions more will be getting it soon.”
On U.S.-China relations, Biden said Xi called to congratulate him after his election and the two sides had two lengthy phone calls.
President Biden: “(Xi Jinping) doesn’t have a shred of democracy in his bones, but he’s a smart guy who, like Putin, believes that autocracy is the wave of the future and that democracy can’t work in an increasingly complex world.”
Biden told Xi that the United States has no intention of confronting China, but the competition between the two sides will be fierce. Biden has established the Presidential Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) to increase investment in areas such as Medicine, artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotechnology to improve competitiveness against China.
Biden also defended the refugee crisis that has emerged at the southern border, taking pride in the fact that immigrants are defecting to him.
President Biden: “I guess I should be flattered that people are coming (to the United States) because I’m a good person. That’s why this is happening, I’m a decent person, or however you want to describe it.”
To the surprise of many, Biden also said on the same day that he would run for re-election in 2024. Biden, now 78, is already the oldest U.S. president to take office.
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