INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Beijing: China on Monday declined to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the
American polls should be determined by the country's laws and procedures.China has not yet come out with an official reaction to Biden and
Kamala Harris' victory in the November 3 presidential election even though official media here are carrying out commentaries on their
results, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said: ?We have noticed that Biden declared he is the winner of the election?.?Our
understanding is that the outcome of the election will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures," he said.Asked when will
China make its statement or will it wait until President Donald Trump makes his stand clear, Wang said: ?We will follow international
President-elect.Trump, a Republican, has refused to concede defeat to his Democratic challenger, Biden.On the China-US relations which have
touched a new low under Trump, Wang said: ?We have always advocated that China and the US should step up communication and dialogue, manage
differences on the basis of mutual respect, expand cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit and promote the sound and stable development
Trump.He, however, was more forthcoming on the victory of Kamala Harris as the first woman Vice President-elect.When reminded about Chinese
President Xi Jinping's statement calling for greater gender equality in a recent UN conference on women and does China have any comment on
Harris, Wang quoted a Chinese saying which states women hold half of the sky.?In China, there is a saying that women hold half of the sky
power were the worst phase in China-US relations as the ruling Communist Party of China headed by President Xi struggled to deal with what
China's officials say is the most elusive and unpredictable American leader ever since the former US President Richard Nixon in 1972
established ties with the Communist nation.Trump pushed aggressively on all aspects of US-China ties, including with his relentless trade
war, challenging China military hold on the disputed South China Sea, its constant threats to Taiwan and branding coronavirus as 'China
relations and offer an opportunity for breakthroughs in resuming high-level communication and rebuilding mutual strategic trust between the
two countries, the official media here quoted Chinese experts as saying.Biden entering the White House is expected to provide an opportunity
for breakthroughs in resuming high-level communication and rebuilding mutual strategic trust between the two major countries, state-run
