Joe Biden elected the 46th President of the United States

[fitpOsitive]

CNN and NBC have called Joe Biden as the next President of the United States.

That's a bad news for India, and kinda for Pakistan as well.

 

[Figaro]

That's a bad news for India, and kinda for Pakistan as well.

Probably bad news for both, but India for sure is even more worried. This definitely means more US pressure on Kashmir and weakened American support for India on the LAC.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Probably bad news for both, but India for sure is even more worried. This definitely means more US pressure on Kashmir and weakened American support for India on the LAC.

Kashmir seems to gone from both, Pakistan and India.

 

[shanlung]

 

[FuturePAF]

This guy maybe the new Intel Chief under Biden; could mean more CT ops in Africa.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1333237328735768579

 

[Broccoli]

After listening podcasts and watching videos about Biden's career he seems to be less protectionist and more friendly towards corporations.

so I would assume he probably makes deals with Chinese what opens up their economy for more fair/protected foreign investments, better access for US financial companies, food related trade what has suffered under Trump, i'd assume Biden also wants US companies to be biggest benefactors meaning it will makes things harder for other Asian & EU companies.

 

[fallstuff]

President-elect Joe Biden says he won’t immediately lift tariffs placed by President Donald Trump on many imports from China or break Trump’s initial trade deal.

Biden says he wants to maximize his leverage in future talks with the United States' geopolitical rival.

Speaking to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, Biden said, “I’m not going to make any immediate moves, and the same applies to the tariffs.” Biden adds in Friedman's column published Wednesday: “I’m not going to prejudice my options.”

Under Trump, the U.S. and China engaged in a yearlong trade war that has been largely frozen since a Phase One deal was reached in January. While some industries have benefited from Trump’s protectionist policies, the policies have been largely panned by the business community and most experts — and most of the cost of tariffs has been borne by American businesses and consumers.

Biden tells Friedman an early priority after his January swearing-in will be to restore relationships with allies to strengthen his negotiating position with China. Biden says key to talks with China is “leverage” and in his view "we don’t have it yet.”

The Latest: Biden gives dire virus warning for next 2 months

President-elect Joe Biden has issued a dire warning about the spread of the coronavirus over the next two months, predicting as many as 250,000 deaths

abcnews.go.com

 

[vi-va]

No one expect that. Lift or not, really doesn't matter much to us.

 

[Han-Tang]

But will they import more Chinese products？LOL
Trump said it loud and clear，but failed，what about sleepy Joe？

 

[Sharma Ji]

But will they import more Chinese products？LOL
Trump said it loud and clear，but failed，what about sleepy Joe？

sleepy joe is a placeholder, he doesn't control anything, his handlers do.

it could get a lot worse for US-China relations under him

 

[retaxis]

Beijing Biden wont have anti-china hawks surrounding him like Trump did. Best case scenario is back to a G2 situation where america and china control the world. Likely scenario is a trade agreement and Biden focuses on Iran due to them getting close to a nuclear weapon.

 

[Sharma Ji]

Beijing Biden wont have anti-china hawks surrounding him like Trump did. Best case scenario is back to a G2 situation where america and china control the world. Likely scenario is a trade agreement and Biden focuses on Iran due to them getting close to a nuclear weapon.

What anti China hawks ?

Trump romped home to power being anti China himself, nobody needed to tell him how to feel.

 

[Yasser76]

He worked with Pakistan for 4 years as head of Centcom

Lloyd Austin: Biden to nominate retired army general to be defense secretary

Austin, who would need a congressional waiver due to his recent military service, would be the Pentagon’s first Black leader

www.theguardian.com

 

[khansaheeb]

Biden taps General Lloyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief (msn.com)

Biden taps General Lloyd Austin as first Black Pentagon chief
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US President-elect Joe Biden named retired army general Lloyd Austin on Tuesday to be secretary of defense, who if confirmed will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon.

© Brendan Smialowski Retired army general Lloyd Austin, shown here in 2016 when he was still in the service, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be secretary of defense, US media reported
"Throughout his lifetime of dedicated service -- and in the many hours we've spent together in the White House Situation Room and with our troops overseas -- General Austin has demonstrated exemplary leadership, character, and command," Biden said in a statement.

© Jim WATSON US President-elect Joe Biden says he has spent "countless hours" with his choice for secretary of defence, retired general Lloyd Austin.
"He is uniquely qualified to take on the challenges and crises we face in the current moment."

The four-star general was the US commander in Iraq and then the head of the US Central Command covering over all of the Middle East in 2010 to 2016 when Biden was vice president.
But he was a surprise choice for secretary of defense, bypassing a highly qualified former senior Pentagon civilian official, Michele Flournoy.
By choosing Austin, Biden will have to persuade the US Senate to waive a law that says the US military must be led by a civilian or, if a former military official, someone who has been out of the service at least seven years.
The law has been waived only twice before, including in 2017, when former general Jim Mattis was made defense secretary under President Donald Trump.
The Biden campaign called Austin "a trusted and crisis-tested leader who has overseen some of the most complex and impactful operations in the history of the armed services," citing the campaign against the Islamic State group and the withdrawal of nearly 150,000 military personnel from Iraq before that.
"I look forward to once again working closely with him as a trusted partner to lead our military with dignity and resolve, revitalize our alliances in the face of global threats, and ensure the safety and security of the American people," Biden said in the statement.
- 'Back on track' -
In a separate piece in Atlantic magazine explaining why he picked Austin, Biden wrote: "I've sought his advice, seen his command, and admired his calm and his character."
He acknowledged the issue of nominating someone recently in military service to helm the department of defense, and said he hoped Congress would grant a waiver and that his nomination would be quickly approved.
"Austin also knows that the secretary of defense has a different set of responsibilities than a general officer and that the civil-military dynamic has been under great stress these past four years," Biden wrote.
"He will work tirelessly to get it back on track."
Austin spent four decades in the army, graduating from West Point Military Academy and following a career with a wide range of assignments, from leading platoons to running logistics groups and overseeing recruiting, to senior Pentagon jobs.
In March 2003, he was the assistant division commander of the 3rd Infantry Division when it marched from Kuwait into Baghdad in the US invasion of Iraq.
From late 2003 to 2005, he was in Afghanistan commanding the Combined Joint Task Force 180, the principle US-led operation seeking to stabilize the security situation in the country.
In 2010, he was made commanding general of US forces in Iraq, and two years later became the commander of the Central Command, in charge of all Pentagon operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
That put him in charge of the fight against the Islamic State as it captured large swathes of Iraq and Syria.
Since retiring, Austin has been on the board of one of the Pentagon's largest weapons suppliers, Raytheon, as well as other companies.
He also was part of a small group of shareholders in an investment group, Pine Island Capital Partners, that included Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, and his rival for the Pentagon job, Flournoy.
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[KurtisBrian]

Since retiring, Austin has been on the board of one of the Pentagon's largest weapons suppliers, Raytheon, as well as other companies.

what is it called when gov't officials are given posh jobs in private industry after leaving their gov't posts?