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Hong Kong (CNN) As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump. Nowhere will there be greater opportunity for a shift than in the US-China relationship, which has deteriorated to historic lows during Trump's term in office. Over the past four years, both sides have slapped the other with trade tariffs, restricted access for tech companies, journalists and diplomats, shuttered consulates, and squared off militarily in the South China Sea.
Nairobi (Kenya), Sep 23 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Daniel Irungu).- The resolution of the trade war being waged between the United States and China should be a priority for the World Trade Organization (WTO) says Kenyan Sports and Culture Minister Amina Mohamed, the candidate to lead the institution, which is suffering the worst crisis in its 25-year history, in an interview with Efe.FOOTAGE OF AND STATEMENTS BY AMINA MOHAMED, KENYAN MINISTER FOR SPORTS AND CULTURE, A CANDIDATE TO LEAD THE WTO.
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for Paris and Beijing to unite against the war in Ukraine as he begins a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. SOUNDBITE
Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh has deactivated his Twitter account. Limbaugh's choice to step off Twitter follows the permanent suspension of President Trump's account by the company. Limbaugh is one of a handful of high-profile Trump supporters who closed or lost their Twitter accounts following the Capitol Hill insurrection. Twitter has also suspended the accounts of Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn, pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, and Ron Watkins. Business Insider reports Limbaugh has praised the rioters as being in the same class as Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams.
Former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow. He was 98. CNN reports a spokesperson for the Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said Blake was 'highly respected and appreciated.' Blake used his position as an officer in the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, to spy for the Soviet Union. His secret work for the USSR humiliated the country's intelligence establishment when it was discovered at the height of the Cold War. In the UK he is perhaps best known for his daring escape from London's Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966.