Bidens State of the Union speech highlights US confidence in competition with China

WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden stuck mostly to script during his State of the Union address when it came to China, with one key exception: When he said autocracies had grown weaker, and that no one envied Chinese President Xi Jinpings position.

Name me a world leader whod change places with Xi Jinping, Mr Biden shouted, punctuating his point with two jabs of his finger. Name me one. Name me one!

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