At the press conference on the first anniversary of Biden's administration, he talked about important issues such as Sino-US tariffs

U.S. President Joe Biden, who celebrated his first anniversary on Thursday (January 20), said on Wednesday (19th) that the past year has been challenging, but the United States has made progress in responding to the epidemic and the economy.

At a press conference, Biden summed up the achievements of his previous year at a press conference and talked about the new crown epidemic, inflation, the stagnation of the "rebuilding a better future" social security bill, midterm elections and diplomacy.

Biden stressed that the United States has made progress over the past year, including the creation of 6 million jobs, the creation of 210 million people vaccinated against COVID-19, the drop in unemployment to 3.9 percent, and the reduction of child poverty to nearly 40 percent. He said that while the Olmikharong variant virus has frustrated and burned out its citizens, it has not caused panic because many have been vaccinated. He added that "America's best days are still ahead, not behind." ”

Biden also said he intends to run for re-election in 2024 and will continue to run with Vice President Harris. He praised Harris for his excellent performance and good work in dealing with voting rights.

Speaking about the U.S.-China trade deal, Biden said he was not ready to ease tariffs on Chinese goods.

"I hope to be able to get to a stage where I can say they're delivering on their promises or doing more than they're doing, and then I can lift some tariffs, but we're not there yet," he said. ”

He again defended the hasty withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and blamed previous administrations. He reportedly said at a news conference that "after 20 years in Afghanistan, we are unlikely to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan easily." I will not apologize for what I have done. ”

In the early days of Biden's presidency, he was recognized by 69% of the people because of his success in fighting the epidemic, but then due to the Omicron epidemic and the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, his support rate fell significantly.

According to the Politico website reported on the 19th, although US President Biden positioned himself as the opposite of former President Trump, with the end of the first year of administration, as high as 37% of the public evaluated Biden's administration as F (failed); even, compared with the first year of Trump's administration, the public's evaluation of Biden's governance was lower.

Source丨Lianhe Zaobao, Politico, World Wide Web