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Recently, U.S. President Joe Biden accused China, Russia, Japan, India and other countries of having bad economies at a campaign fundraiser because they are xenophobic and don't want immigrants, which leads to economic stagnation.
Both Japan and India were very dissatisfied with the remarks of the US president, and issued statements refuting Biden's remarks, and the Japanese government expressed "incomprehension" of Biden's remarks that Japan is xenophobic.
So what is it that causes US President Joe Biden to make such remarks to America's allies?
1. Biden accuses allies of xenophobia.
On October 11, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden slammed countries that are unwilling to share immigration with the U.S. in a speech at a campaign fundraiser in Florida, saying, "You want me to choose, and I will choose countries with immigrants, not countries that are xenophobic and unwilling to have immigrants."
You look at China, Russia, Japan, India, are there immigrants there?
But the economy over there is very bad, they don't want any immigrants, so their economy is bad, they don't want foreigners to immigrate at all, they just want the population of their own country, how can this be able to develop the economy?"
Subsequently, after Biden's remarks, both Japan and India were very dissatisfied with Biden's remarks and refuted Biden's remarks.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in an interview about Biden's remarks: "We can't understand why President Biden would make such remarks about Japan, which is a very open country and we accept a lot of immigrants."
We in Japan are not xenophobic, and we are very unhappy with the accusations made by President Biden, but we also do not want to damage the relationship between Japan and the United States. ”
Japanese Foreign Minister Shotaro Hayashi also responded to Biden's remarks: "We are very dissatisfied with President Biden's remarks, President Biden does not know the situation in Japan, and his remarks are very irresponsible, our Japan is a very open country, for example, in the city of Tokyo, where immigrants from all over the world live." ”
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also responded to Biden's remarks on Twitter: "President Biden, you are wrong, India is not unwilling to accept immigrants, on the contrary, we India is a very open country, we are not xenophobic, and at the same time, India's economy is not stagnant, and we in India are also growing economically." ”
2. The cause of Biden's remarks.
And just after Biden's remarks, the spokesman of the US National Security Council also responded to Biden's speech: "President Biden just wants to convey the message that the United States is a country of immigrants, the United States is very open, and immigrants from all over the world are very welcome, and we will not require other countries to accept immigrants. ”
Many people are very puzzled by Biden's remarks: "It is clear that President Biden is encouraging other countries to accept immigrants from the United States, and the reason why the United States desperately wants immigrants to enter the United States is because the immigration policy of the United States has led to the aging of the United States' own population, and the United States needs immigrants to help the United States develop its economy."
So President Biden is trying to push the United States' own problems onto other countries, obviously because his own policies are not working, and now he wants to blame other countries, which is the consistent practice of the United States?"
In fact, this is the real reason for Biden's remarks, the predicament of the United States itself on the population issue.
The United States is a country of immigrants, since the founding of the United States, it has always been a very open country, the United States is also the country that accepts the largest number of immigrants in the world, and the founding spirit of the United States itself is also a fusion of excellent cultures from all over the world.
However, after World War II, the immigrant population in the United States decreased sharply, and the United States gradually began to become a country that accepted immigrants after the war, but in the 70s, the immigration policy of the United States changed again, and the United States changed its immigration policy from the original "race" policy to a "technology"-oriented policy, and the United States at that time needed a large number of skilled personnel.
Because the United States in the "technology" oriented policy, only accept those highly educated talents, which led to a large number of unskilled personnel at that time could not immigrate to the United States, so in the 90s, the United States will adjust the policy of foreign immigration again, this adjustment mainly includes foreign immigration can be achieved through two ways, one is through "technical" immigration, the other is through "relatives" immigration.
This has led to a rapid increase in the number of immigrants in the United States since the 90s, and most of the immigrant population is mainly from Asia and Latin America.
3. Why is the United States eager to get its allies to accept immigrants?
Judging from this time, the United States does not have much attitude towards other countries accepting American immigrants, so what is the reason for US President Joe Biden to target allies such as Japan and India?
In fact, behind this is the aging of the United States itself.
As a country of immigrants, the immigrant population in the United States mainly comes from Europe and Latin America, and the proportion of Asian immigrants in the United States is actually not large, but in recent years, with the increasing number of Asian immigrants, the number of Asian immigrants in the United States has exceeded the number of immigrants in Latin America.
At the same time, as the aging problem in the United States becomes more and more prominent, the United States needs a large number of young labor to maintain the economic progress of the United States, but among the immigrant population in the United States, the young labor force of the Asian immigrant population accounts for the highest proportion, so US President Biden will accuse China and India of economic stagnation at the campaign fundraiser The reason for the economic stagnation is that these countries have xenophobia and are unwilling to accept American immigrants.
In fact, this is also the double standard of the United States itself towards its allies, the United States emphasizes the priority principle of "America First" at home, but at the international level it places great emphasis on mutual assistance and cooperation between allies, so is this really the case?
In fact, the United States is also very "picky" about its allies in the international community, and as long as the United States' own interests are damaged, the United States will not hesitate to abandon its allies.
For example, the United States hopes to promote "American-style democracy" to all countries in the world, but according to the national conditions of different countries, different countries have different degrees of acceptance of "American-style democracy", which leads the United States to often blame those countries that are unwilling to accept "American-style democracy", and the United States will impose sanctions on these countries.
IV. Conclusion.
The attitude of the United States towards the two allies of Japan and India is very obvious, the United States is very "favored" to Japan as an ally, the United States helped Japan to carry out reform and reconstruction after World War II, and Japan is also the most important ally of the United States in the Asian region, so the United States will bow to Japan on many issues.
As a "pawn" of the United States in Asia, the United States attaches great importance to India, but it does not treat Japan as it does, so why did US President Biden make such remarks about Japan and India, two allies, which also reflects the expectations and pressure of the United States on Japan and India.
epilogue
U.S. President Joe Biden's remarks at the campaign fundraiser are actually a deterrent to Japan and India, and U.S. President Joe Biden is a person who likes "deterrence" very much, and he likes to make other countries accept the U.S. demands through "threats", which can't help but make people worry.