Full revision of US preferred policy
Public diplomatic pressure seems to continue
[아시아경제 뉴욕=백종민 특파원] U.S. President-elect Joe Biden holds an inauguration ceremony at 11:30 am on the 20th (local time) and takes office as the 46th President of the United States. As President Biden’s term of office begins at 12:00 on this day, the US priority that has been in place for the past four years will disappear into history and the Donald Trump administration’s policy stance is expected to be completely revised. However, it is predicted that the pressure on China will continue even in the new US government.
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US President-elect Joe Biden sheds tears as he recalls his son, Bo, who died at a farewell ceremony before leaving for Washington, DC for inauguration. [이미지출처=AP연합뉴스]
Biden left his home in Delaware on the 19th and arrived in Washington, DC. As is customary, he spends a day at the White House guesthouse, Blair House, and enters the White House the next day.
Biden’s first schedule in Washington, DC for the 400,000 victims of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), raised his silence and said, “I light up the darkness between sunset and twilight and remember everyone we left. Let’s do it.”
In his inaugural address, he is expected to emphasize overcoming the Corona 19 crisis and unifying the divided American society. Biden is expected to announce the return of the United States unlike President Trump, who took office four years ago with US priority and “will make America great again.” It is expected that the world order will be reorganized in a new direction with the advent of the alliance-first principle.
Biden is also planning to begin clearing the legacy of President Trump, who will be recorded as the worst president in the history of the United States, with Corona 19 as an opportunity. Ministers’ nominees who attended the confirmation hearing held on the same day announced that they would review the Trump administration’s policies at once.
Defense Minister Lloyd Austin’s nominee said he would pursue an early settlement of the defense cost share negotiations with South Korea. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln announced that he would seek a new approach to North Korea by breaking away from the “top-down” North Korean denuclearization negotiations. Treasury Minister Janet Yellen announced that he would abolish the Trump government’s policy of weakening the dollar and respond strongly to foreign currency manipulation.
The nominees for these ministers mentioned the common position that the Trump administration’s hard-line policy against the public should continue, foretelling that the US-China conflict will continue in the next government.
New York = correspondent Baek Jong-min [email protected]