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Line 253: − − ===Foreign Relations Comittee=== − As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden voted against aid to the government of [[South Vietnam]] leading to its collapse in 1975. − − He called the rise of the [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] in the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979 a step forward for [[human rights]]. − − Biden opposed [[Ronald Reagan]]'s development of the [[missile defense system|Missile Defense System]] and ending the doctrine of [[Mutual Assured Destruction]]. − − He voted against the [[Persian Gulf War]] in 1991. − − Biden voted for the [[Iraq War]] in 2002. In a 2005 interview with ''Meet the Press'', Biden advocated a troop surge saying, "I’ve been calling for more troops [in Iraq] for over two years, along with [[John McCain]] and others subsequent to my saying that." On July 23, 2007, Biden said, "there's not a single [[military]] man in this [[audience]], who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today, let's start telling the truth."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylferBh3IA</ref> He advocated Iraqi [[federal]]ism based on [[nation]]al and [[religious]] differences for [[Kurd]]s, [[Shiite]]s and [[Sunni]]s. − − Biden's vote for the Iraq War is expected to hurt him in the [[United States presidential election, 2020|2020 Presidential Election]], as [[Donald Trump]] opposed that war and used this issue effectively in 2016 against [[Hillary Clinton]] among [[millennial]] voters and regions which have suffered more from military casualties.<ref>https://truthout.org/articles/would-joe-biden-like-hillary-clinton-lose-to-donald-trump-over-the-iraq-war/</ref> − − Biden’s membership came at a critical time for China, when it applied to join the [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO). Membership would enable China to trade more freely with the rest of the world to boost its economic development. It would also enable China’s wealthy politicians and politically connected elite to prosper and profit from the trade boom, money which they would later want to invest overseas. − − During China’s application, Biden supported free-trade legislation that helped China join the WTO. In 2001, when China was admitted, Biden became committee chairman, now holding a position of significant global influence in which he should strive to act in the US national interest. At a minimum, the SFRC chairman should be free of foreign interference. − − In his early days as chairman, Biden was described as a policy hawk. Prior to China joining the WTO, he argued that “...if China continues to behave as a rogue elephant on weapons proliferation, we should be prepared to retaliate with a clear and unequivocal message...denying China [[most-favored nation]] trade status.” During the Clinton presidency, the scandal on Chinese access for donations were termed “serious stuff” and should be reviewed for any “correlation of quid pro quo”. − − In August 2001, Biden visited China for state-level talks with then CPC Chairman [[Jiang Zemin]] (江泽民), where Biden was tough with China on issues such as weapons proliferation, its judicial system, and human rights record. But as the 2000s progressed, Biden became gradually more accommodating of China’s rise. In 2004, he was pictured meeting the Chinese Ambassador to the US at the time, Yang Jiechi.
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He also called for the creation of a “[[new world order]]” at the Export-Import Bank conference in Washington on April 5, 2013. “The affirmative task we have now is to actually create a new world order,” he exclaimed.
He also called for the creation of a “[[new world order]]” at the Export-Import Bank conference in Washington on April 5, 2013. “The affirmative task we have now is to actually create a new world order,” he exclaimed.
===Foreign Relations Comittee===
===Foreign Relations Comittee===