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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.
US President Donald Trump says he is considering locations for a trade meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, with the heartland state of Iowa as a possibility. "Looking at a different couple locations," Trump tells reporters, on the South Lawn of the White House, before adding "could even be in Iowa." SOUNDBITE
While President Donald Trump busies himself with his apoplectic rejection of Joe Biden as president-elect, world leaders have swiftly moved on. In a sign of Biden's legitimacy, leaders of major democracies have stepped up to congratulate the President-elect Joe Biden in recent days. Doubtless salt to his wound, Trump's favorite network--Fox News--and media outlets across the board have also declared Biden the projected winner of the election. Business Insider reports that as a whole, EU leaders and even Israel and Turkey have congratulated Biden. Only Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Xing Ping, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have yet to join in.
Brussels/Beijing/Toronto, Oct 28 (EFE), (Camera: Julio César Rivas).- A new round of the trade war with China that the United States has intensified during the presidency of Donald Trump. That China will remain the main rival in the spotlight of the next U.S. Administration is a unanimous opinion among analysts, but the tactic of confrontation will vary in style and allies depending on who wins the elections.FOOTAGE OF STATEMENT BY STEFANI WEISS, SENIOR EXPERT ON GOVERNANCE AND EU FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY AT THE BERTELSMANN FOUNDATION THINK TANK, AND JACOB KIRKEGAARD, SENIOR EXPERT OF THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FROM IAN LESSER, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OF THE UNITED STATES.
US President Donald Trump rules out renegotiating the trade agreement signed with China. "I'm not interested in that," Trump tells reporters when asked about reports that China is looking to reopen talks about the trade deal signed in January. SOUNDBITE