China News Service, February 8 (Sweet) At 9 pm local time on February 7, US President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address.
It was also the first time during Biden's presidency that he addressed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
In this more than 70-minute speech, Biden "proclaimed" China, promoted the economic "report card", and found sufficient reasons for the inability to solve various persistent diseases in the United States.
While the Democrats cheered for him, the opposing Republicans booed many times, and some even yelled "liar" at Biden.
At 9 pm local time on February 7, Biden delivered a State of the Union speech.
Talking about China, emphasizing "winning the competition"
Biden first thanked the congressmen who were present to listen to his speech, and turned around to shake hands with McCarthy, the new Republican speaker of the House of Representatives sitting behind him.
In his speech, Biden mentioned China many times.
He said he had made it clear to China that the United States "seeks competition, not conflict."
Biden said, "The investments we're making make America stronger, and I'm not going to apologize for that. (Let's) invest in American innovation, invest in industries that look to the future, invest in industries that the Chinese government intends to dominate. Invest in Our allies, with whom we work, to protect our advanced technologies from being used against us."
"Today, we are in the best position to compete with China or the rest of the world in decades. I am committed to working with China to advance American interests," he said.
Biden further claimed that if the sovereignty of the United States is "threatened," "we will take action to protect our country." He emphasized that to "win the competition with China," we must "let us all unite."
On February 7 local time, Biden delivered a State of the Union speech.
Talking about the fiscal deficit, being called a "liar"
In his State of the Union address, Biden called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling and blamed the Trump administration for the huge budget deficit.
"Under the previous administration, the U.S. deficit rose four years in a row...one administration alone increased nearly 25 percent of the total government debt accumulated over 200 years."
"This is the truth, let's see..." However, as soon as Biden finished speaking, Republicans booed at the scene.
Boos broke out again when Biden next accused some Republicans of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare.
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green also stood up and gave Biden a "boo" gesture and yelled: "Liar!"
Image source: Screenshot of CNN report
Former U.S. President Trump also quickly responded on social media that although Biden tried to be gentle during his speech, he still yelled into the microphone, "Maybe someone should come up to the podium and pat him on the butt." Shoulder, say: 'Calm down!'"
The New York Times noted that McCarthy appeared "by turns sleepy and annoyed" throughout Biden's speech, despite promising not to tear up his speech as dramatically as his predecessor Pelosi did. ".
Talking about the economy, calling for "buy American"
Biden has not forgotten to promote his economic "transcript" vigorously.
He emphasized that since the current US government took office, it has created 12 million new jobs for Americans.
On February 7 local time, Biden delivered a State of the Union speech.
Talking about the high inflation and high prices plaguing the United States, he said that the epidemic has disrupted the supply chain and inflation has become a global problem, while the Russia-Ukraine crisis has exacerbated energy and food supply shortages.
But he also believes that oil prices in the United States are now falling.
The "New York Times" noticed that when Biden listed the so-called economic achievements, Republicans did not applaud.
CNN pointed out that what Biden did not mention is that the current price of oil in the United States is much higher than when he first took office.
"Buy American" is another call made by Biden this time.
According to US media, the Biden administration is starting to invest huge sums of money in infrastructure, clean energy and semiconductor manufacturing.
In his speech, Biden emphasized that during his term, from wood and glass to fiber optic cables, "American roads, bridges and highways will use American-made products."
The "New York Times" commented that the European Union and some Asian countries and regions are very dissatisfied with the terms of "Buy American" because these terms have caused domestic companies to suffer losses. dilemma.
Talking about the "persistent illness" of the United States, or being held accountable by opponents
In his speech, Biden acknowledged that the United States is grappling with gun violence, illegal immigration at the border, abortion and many other issues.
When Biden talked about the topic of gun violence, the live broadcast footage was shown to the parents of Nichols, an African-American man who died after being beaten by the US police a few days ago.
The Nichols case once again aroused American society's dissatisfaction with the slow progress of the reform of the police system.
However, the US media generally believe that in the new Congress controlled by the Republican Party that supports gun ownership, issues such as gun control and police system reform will only become "more challenging."
Biden also called on Congress to amend Roe v. Wade, which protects women's abortion rights.
He has vowed to veto another bill banning abortion, saying it "is not going to get to his desk."
When it came to the issue of illegal immigration at the border, Biden said Congress should take stronger steps to secure the border, but the issue would not be resolved until Congress acted.
The US media believes that it is almost impossible for the Democratic and Republican parties to reach a consensus. Faced with the serious conflict point of the immigration issue, Congress has tried to comprehensively reform many times in recent years, all of which ended in failure.
Regarding Biden's various statements, Republican conservative congressman and Arkansas Governor Sanders criticized, "Biden and the Democrats have failed everyone... It is time to make changes", "We will hold the Biden administration accountable" .
Data map: US President Biden.
Talk about the situation in Russia and Ukraine, and continue to provide military aid to Ukraine
As the one-year anniversary of the escalation in the Russia-Ukraine situation approached, in his State of the Union address, Biden reiterated U.S. support for Ukraine and praised Washington's response to the conflict.
He emphasized America's "leadership" over NATO members and allies.
"We lead and unite NATO, we build a global alliance," he said.
However, in fact, since the escalation of the situation between Russia and Ukraine, NATO led by the United States has continued to add fuel to the fire and continuously provide weapons to Ukraine.
Croatian President Milanovic once pointed out that Western countries' military aid to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict and cause more casualties.
(over)