{"id":11106,"date":"2020-11-08T04:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11106"},"modified":"2020-11-08T04:04:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T12:04:06","slug":"how-the-world-is-reacting-to-joe-bidens-election-win-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=11106","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How the World is Reacting to Joe Biden&#8217;s Election Win&#8221;, Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Billy Perrigo, Suyin Haynes and\u00a0Amy Gunia, November 8, 2020<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"article content body clearfix\" data-tracking-zone=\"body\">\n<div class=\"padded\">\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">C<\/span>ongratulations have been pouring in from around the world for <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5907674\/joe-biden-wins-2020-election\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0after he claimed victory in the <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5906423\/2020-election-results\/\">2020 U.S. presidential election<\/a>. World leaders will be closely watching how Biden plans to reshape U.S. foreign policy. Many quickly expressed a willingness to work with the President-elect and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris to develop closer ties with the U.S., after four years of President Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5406130\/we-reject-globalism-president-trump-took-america-first-to-the-united-nations\/\">\u201cAmerica First\u201d foreign policy approach<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press called Pennsylvania for Biden at 11:25 a.m. ET Saturday, taking him to 290 Electoral College votes in the AP count. The announcement came after days of vote counting in several key battleground states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5907973\/donald-trump-loses-2020-election\/\">Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a> has yet to concede, and since Tuesday\u2019s election day, the President has repeated false claims of voter fraud and <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5908505\/trump-lawsuits-biden-wins\/\">filed several lawsuits<\/a>attempting to halt vote-counting and disqualify ballots.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5908983\/president-elect-joe-biden-vows-to-usher-in-a-time-to-heal-in-america\/\">his victory speech on Saturday night<\/a>, Biden referenced the international impact his election would likely have, as he seeks to change course from much of Trump\u2019s foreign policy agenda. \u201cTonight, the whole world is watching America,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Australia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, told Biden and Harris on Twitter that he looked forward to working with them as they \u201cface the world\u2019s many challenges together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between China and Australia have been rising in recent months over trade. <a href=\"https:\/\/global.chinadaily.com.cn\/a\/202011\/05\/WS5fa3e92ca31024ad0ba83601.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese state-run media<\/a> recently warned Australia that it would \u201cpay tremendously for its misjudgment\u201d if it continued to support the U.S. government\u2019s efforts to contain China.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-728x90_LL_td_1\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90 instream-ad tablet-ad desktop-ad x2 tgx-processed\" data-tgxtargeting=\"%7B%7D\" data-tgxlazy=\"200\" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxposition=\"2\" data-google-query-id=\"CMKy17_y8uwCFXMS-QAdB0cJcg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325179691284668424\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325179691284668424&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325179691284668424\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed congratulations to the Biden-Harris campaign Saturday. \u201cCanada and the United States enjoy an extraordinary relationship \u2013 one that is unique on the world stage,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/statements\/2020\/11\/07\/statement-prime-minister-canada-result-us-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\">Trudeau wrote in a statement<\/a>. \u201cWe will further build on this foundation as we continue to keep our people safe and healthy from the impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and work to advance peace and inclusion, economic prosperity, and climate action around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325121342568505346\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-10\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-10&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325121342568505346&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325121342568505346\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trudeau and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-53683569\" target=\"_blank\">have clashed over trade<\/a> and introduced tariffs on goods from each other\u2019s countries. It\u2019s expected that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/world\/america-votes\/trudeau-really-looking-forward-to-working-with-biden-harris-1.5179191\" target=\"_blank\">relations may improve<\/a> with a more ideologically aligned Biden government; Trudeau and Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2020\/11\/03\/biden-trudeau-canada-relationship-obama-433983\" target=\"_blank\">also had a positive relationship<\/a> during Biden\u2019s time as Vice-President in the Obama Administration.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>China<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5904705\/us-election-china-foreign-policy-trump-biden\/\">Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/a> didn\u2019t immediately comment on the news of Biden\u2019s victory (he did, however, issue remarks on Sunday on the construction of a railway in China).<\/p>\n<p>Under Trump\u2019s presidency, relations between the U.S. and China have reached their lowest point in decades, and experts are watching to see if a Biden presidency might cool tensions. Biden has railed against Trump\u2019s trade war, and he could roll back many of the tariffs the Trump administration implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Many internet users also watched the news with interest. The top trending topic on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo on Sunday afternoon in China was Biden\u2019s address to the nation, with around 800 million views.<\/p>\n<p>State mouthpiece the <em>Global Times <\/em>said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/content\/1206038.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">an article published on Sunday<\/a> that a Biden presidency could \u201cusher in a \u2018buffering period\u2019 for already-tense China-US relations, and offer an opportunity for breakthroughs in resuming high-level communication and rebuilding mutual strategic trust between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>European Union<\/h2>\n<p>President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Biden Saturday, saying that she \u201clook[s] forward to meeting him at the earliest possible opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325136218544173059\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-12\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-12&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325136218544173059&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325136218544173059\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs the world continues to change, and new challenges and opportunities appear, our renewed partnership will be of particular importance,\u201d von der Leyen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vonderleyen\/status\/1325137832080535552\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fiji<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fiji\u2019s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was one of the first foreign leaders to reach out to Biden, sending him a message of congratulations on Friday\u2014before the election had been called in Biden\u2019s favor. Bainimarama\u2019s message focused on the role he hopes the U.S. will have in the fight against climate change. \u201cTogether we have a planet to save,\u201d he said on Twitter. \u201cNow, more than ever, we need the USA at the help of these multilateral efforts (and back in the #ParisAgreement \u2014 ASAP!). The Pacific Islands are some of <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/longform\/sinking-islands-climate-change\/\">the world\u2019s most vulnerable to climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1324941240731840512\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-15\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-15&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1324941240731840512&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1324941240731840512\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>France<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Biden and Harris shortly after the announcement on Saturday. \u201cWe have a lot to do to overcome today\u2019s challenges. Let\u2019s work together!\u201d Macron, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/03\/world\/europe\/world-leaders-trump-frenemies.html\" target=\"_blank\">previously criticized<\/a> a lack of global American leadership under the Trump administration, tweeted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325136167084363779\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325136167084363779&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325136167084363779\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Germany<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RegSprecher\/status\/1325146066820403200\" target=\"_blank\">congratulated Biden and Harris in a statement<\/a> released by her office. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to working with president Biden. Our transatlantic relationship is indispensable if we are to tackle the biggest challenges of our time,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-728x90_LL_td_2\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90 instream-ad tablet-ad desktop-ad x2 tgx-processed\" data-tgxtargeting=\"%7B%7D\" data-tgxlazy=\"200\" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxposition=\"3\" data-google-query-id=\"CMnFkMvy8uwCFWUH-QAdVdkKKQ\"><\/div>\n<p>The first woman Chancellor of Germany, Merkel also congratulated Harris on becoming the first woman Vice President.<\/p>\n<p>Merkel and Trump had an especially testy relationship, with the President pressuring Germany to spend more on defense and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2018\/12\/24\/how-trump-made-war-on-angela-merkel-and-europe\" target=\"_blank\">accusing<\/a> the country of being \u201ctotally controlled by Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>India<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both Biden and Harris on Twitter, noting his past relationship with Biden and Harris\u2019 connection to the Indian subcontinent.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325145433828593664\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325145433828593664&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325145433828593664\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325145671742054400\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325145671742054400&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325145671742054400\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Harris and Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5908261\/joe-biden-kamala-harris-india\/\">have been outspoken<\/a> about India\u2019s human rights violations under Modi, though Biden has also committed to strengthening ties with India, the world\u2019s largest democracy.<\/p>\n<h2>Ireland<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichealMartinTD\/status\/1325115676873388035\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland\u2019s Taoiseach Micheal Martin<\/a> congratulated Biden and Harris, saying the pair \u201cwill make a very formidable team\u201d and that Biden has been \u201ca true friend of this nation throughout his life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/ireland\/irish-news\/what-are-joe-biden-s-irish-roots-1.4403488\" target=\"_blank\">Biden\u2019s Irish heritage<\/a>, Martin said he looked forward to welcoming the president \u201cback home when the circumstances allow.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Italy<\/h2>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte congratulated Biden, as well as the American people and institutions \u201cfor an outstanding turnout of democratic vitality,\u201d in a year that <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5907062\/record-turnout-history\/\">saw more Americans vote in an election<\/a> than any other in U.S. history. \u201cThe U.S. can count on Italy as a solid ally and strategic partner,\u201d said Conte in a tweet Saturday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325139348220600320\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325139348220600320&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325139348220600320\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Japan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5888989\/yoshihide-suga-japan-new-prime-minister\/\">Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga<\/a> pledged to work with Biden to ensure \u201cpeace, freedom and prosperity,\u201d in the Indo-Pacific region. Tensions have heightened in the Asia-Pacific as China has taken an increasingly aggressive stance in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325188119008743425\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325188119008743425&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325188119008743425\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Mexico<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador (or AMLO, as he is called) held off on sending congratulations to President-elect, saying on Saturday that he can\u2019t congratulate a winner until all legal matters have been resolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith regard to the U.S. election, we are going to wait until all the legal matters have been resolved,\u201d <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/usa-election-mexico-idUKL1N2HU00E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lopez Obrador said<\/a> at a televised news conference.<\/p>\n<p>This week the Trump campaign has launched <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5908505\/trump-lawsuits-biden-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">roughly a dozen new lawsuits<\/a>, most attempting to halt the vote-counting process or disqualify tranches of ballots.<\/p>\n<h2>NATO<\/h2>\n<p>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg \u201cwarmly welcome[d]\u201d the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_179319.htm\" target=\"_blank\">in a statement Saturday evening<\/a>. \u201cA strong NATO is good for North America and good for Europe,\u201d Stoltenberg said, adding that NATO\u2019s collective strength was needed to deal with challenges including a more assertive Russia, international terrorism, and a shift in the global balance of power with the rise of China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325140665940860936\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325140665940860936&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325140665940860936\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5564171\/why-nato-is-essential-world-peace\/\">an alliance of 30 North American and European countries<\/a>, had a fraught relationship with the Trump Administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/14\/us\/politics\/nato-president-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\">During his presidency<\/a>, Trump suggested the U.S. withdraw from the organization and <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5335111\/donald-trump-nato-spending-facts\/\">criticized other members<\/a> of the alliance for not boosting their defense spending.<\/p>\n<h2>New Zealand<\/h2>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5900627\/jacinda-ardern-wins-new-zealand-election\/\">Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern<\/a>, who won <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5900627\/jacinda-ardern-wins-new-zealand-election\/\">re-election in a landslide in October<\/a> for a second term, offered a message of support and collaboration. \u201cThe relationship between our two countries is strong, and I look forward to developing even closer relations with the incoming Biden Administration,\u201d Ardern said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-728x90_LL_td_3\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90 instream-ad tablet-ad desktop-ad x2 tgx-processed\" data-tgxtargeting=\"%7B%7D\" data-tgxlazy=\"200\" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxposition=\"4\" data-google-query-id=\"CPHd3s3y8uwCFUuf7Aod86QI0A\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325154006549721088\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-9\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-9&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325154006549721088&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325154006549721088\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs Vice President, Joe Biden was a close friend of New Zealand and visited here in 2016, the most senior US politician to do so since President Bill Clinton attended APEC in 1999,\u201d she said. She noted the importance of New Zealand working with the U.S. on the prosperity, security and sustainability in the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Island regions, as well on global challenges like COVID-19 and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Arden also added that \u201cNew Zealand has enjoyed positive and cooperative relations with the United States over the period of the Trump Administration, especially in the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Island regions,\u201d Jacinda Ardern said.<\/p>\n<h2>Nigeria<\/h2>\n<p>In a series of tweets Saturday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated Biden on his election \u201cat a time of uncertainty and fear in world affairs.\u201d Buhari\u2019s tweets stressed the importance of democracy, and he urged Biden to introduce greater engagement with Africa, as well as tackle \u201cthe negative consequences of nationalist politics on world affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325174546496811009\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-13\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-13&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325174546496811009&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325174546496811009\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buhari was the first leader of a sub-Saharan African country to visit President Trump in the White House in April 2018, and the U.S. president allegedly told aides he never wanted to meet someone so \u201c<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/blog\/months-old-trump-insult-buhari-surfaces-prior-kenyatta-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lifeless<\/a>\u201d again, according to reports. Buhari has served as President of Nigeria since 2015, and has faced criticism from Nigerians for his failure to <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/10\/29\/endsars-shows-that-muhammadu-buhari-is-biggest-threat-nigerias-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fulfil campaign promises<\/a> of fighting corruption and poverty. Police brutality has also endured during his leadership, which led to a <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5902123\/nigeria-women-endsars-protest-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent wave of protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/100-most-influential-people-2019\/5567764\/imran-khan\/\">Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan<\/a> congratulated Biden and Harris on Saturday, saying he looked forward to working with them on some of their specific international policies including supporting worldwide democracy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325150531422220288\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-8\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-8&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325150531422220288&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325150531422220288\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Philippines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The President of the Philippines, <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/tag\/rodrigo-duterte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rodrigo Duterte<\/a>, congratulated Biden on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wishes to extend his warm congratulations to former Vice President Joseph \u2018Joe\u2019 Biden on his election as the new President of the United States of America,\u201d Duterte said <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pcoo.gov.ph\/OPS-content\/on-the-electoral-victory-of-joseph-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Philippines and the United States have long-standing bilateral relations and we are committed to further enhancing the relations with the United States under the Biden administration,\u201d the statement said.<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Duterte had previously said he believes Trump deserved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-philippines-usa-defence-idUSKBN2090FL\" target=\"_blank\">win re-election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>South Korea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>South Korean President <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/person-of-the-year-2018-moon-jae-in-runner-up\/\">Moon Jae-in<\/a> sent a message of congratulations on Twitter. \u201cOur alliance is strong and the bond between our two countries is rock-solid,\u201d he said. \u201cI have great expectations of advancing and opening up the future development of our bilateral relations,\u201d he added in another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/moonriver365\/status\/1325241856456757248\" target=\"_blank\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325241854711877633\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-14\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-14&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325241854711877633&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325241854711877633\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sweden<\/h2>\n<p>Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwedishPM\/status\/1325137845128978432\" target=\"_blank\">congratulated Biden and Harris<\/a> on their win Saturday, saying that he was \u201clooking forward to strengthening excellent US-Swedish relations and to work jointly for multilateralism, democracy and global security.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Taiwan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/collection\/100-most-influential-people-2020\/5888307\/tsai-ing-wen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tsai Ing-wen<\/a>, the President of Taiwan, congratulated Biden and Harris on Twitter. \u201cThe values on which we have built our relationship could not be stronger,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325228344720289792\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-11\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-11&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325228344720289792&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325228344720289792\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In recent months China has <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-54200913\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ramped up military drills<\/a> around Taiwan. The Chinese government considers Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be reunited with China. Tensions between the U.S. and China have increased over Taiwan\u2014<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-taiwan-us-2nd-senior-trump-admin-official-visits-taipei-fueling-row-with-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-level Trump Administration officials<\/a> have visited the island in recent months. In late October, the State Department approved <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/10\/26\/us-approves-another-2-37bn-in-possible-taiwan-arms-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$2.37 billion<\/a> in potential arms sales to Taiwan, after Beijing threatened to sanction U.S. companies involved in the sale of weapons to Taiwan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ad-728x90_LL_td_4\" class=\"ad ad-container ad-wrapper type-728x90 instream-ad tablet-ad desktop-ad x2 tgx-processed\" data-tgxtargeting=\"%7B%7D\" data-tgxlazy=\"200\" data-dimensions=\"728x90\" data-tgxposition=\"5\" data-google-query-id=\"CIGq1dHy8uwCFSgH-QAdOWgGHw\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5904705\/us-election-china-foreign-policy-trump-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biden vowed in October<\/a> to \u201cstand with friends and allies to advance our shared prosperity and values in the Asia-Pacific region \u2026 That includes deepening our ties with Taiwan, a leading democracy, major economy, technology powerhouse\u2014and a shining example of how an open society can effectively contain COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Volodomir Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1325141322773098496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">congratulated<\/a> Biden and Harris on Saturday. \u201cUkraine is optimistic about the future of the strategic partnership with the United States,\u201d he wrote. \u201cUkraine and the U.S. have always collaborated on security, trade, investment, democracy, fight against corruption. Our friendship becomes only stronger!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine played an unexpected role in the Presidential election. Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5744403\/zelensky-impeachment-trump\/\">impeached in December 2019<\/a> on charges that he sought Ukraine\u2019s help in his re-election effort by asking Zelensky to launch an investigation into his opponent, Joe Biden. And during the election, the Trump campaign sought unsuccessfully to find evidence linking <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5900157\/rudy-giuliani-revives-attack-on-hunter-biden-with-highly-suspicious-leak\/\">Biden\u2019s son, Hunter,<\/a> to corrupt activities in the country.<\/p>\n<h2><b>United Kingdom<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Biden and Harris in a tweet on Saturday. \u201cThe U.S. is our most important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also congratulated Harris specifically on her \u201chistoric achievement.\u201d She will be the first woman to be elected Vice-President, as well as the first Black person and first Asian American to hold that office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component embed-twitter js-embed-twitter social-embed\" data-embed-type=\"twitter\" data-embed-id=\"1325133262075940864\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1325133262075940864&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5908777%2Fjoe-biden-world-reaction%2F&amp;siteScreenName=TIME&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=520px\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1325133262075940864\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.K. is hosting the U.N.\u2019s next major climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow in 2021, which has been flagged by experts as the last real opportunity for successful multilateral climate <span class=\"skimlinks-unlinked\">action.Given<\/span> Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5907210\/us-leaves-paris-agreement-2020-election\/\">pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement<\/a>, and Biden has pledged to rejoin, Johnson will likely be optimistic that a Biden presidency will increase the chances of decisive action being taken at the event.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013With reporting by Aria Chen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5908777\/joe-biden-world-reaction\/\">Time<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Billy Perrigo, Suyin Haynes and\u00a0Amy Gunia, November 8, 2020 Congratulations have been pouring in from around the world for Joe Biden\u00a0after he claimed victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. World leaders will be closely watching how Biden plans to reshape U.S. foreign policy. Many quickly expressed a willingness to work with the President-elect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11106"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11107,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11106\/revisions\/11107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}