Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with US Vice President Joe Biden inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China AFPXi's message came more than two weeks after several other major countries had congratulated BidenChinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden on his US election victory, state media reported. Xi's message came more than two weeks after several other major countries had congratulated Biden. Xi added that the "healthy and stable development of US-China relations accords with the fundamental interests of both peoples". Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan also sent a congratulatory message to Kamala Harris on her election as US vice president, Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese media's response to Biden's victory since the result was confirmed earlier this month has been similarly muted.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 25, 2020 15:56 UTC