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congratulations from around the world have poured in for President elect Joe Biden.
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However, one big player, China, has yet to make an official statement.
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On Monday morning, the country state back newspapers spoke up, striking an optimistic tone about the future.
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An editorial in the influential Global Times said a Biden presidency would mean more predictability and that would be quote in the common interests of people from both countries and the international community.
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Starting with trade, The Global Times is linked to the Communist Party's official newspaper and can at times be a glimpse into the thinking of its leaders.
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Under President Donald Trump's administration, the U.
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S launched a bruising tariff war with China.
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Trump has warned that victory for Joe Biden would mean a win for China and that Beijing would quote own America.
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But there's little to suggest Beijing will find Biden a soft alternative.
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He's called Chinese President Xi Jinping a thug and vowed to lead an international campaign to quote, pressure, isolate and punish China.
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His campaign has also labeled China's actions against Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region quote genocide, a step further than current policy.
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Even the Global Times acknowledged that a changing of the guard was unlikely.
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Thio ease pressure on China when it came to issues like human rights.
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But in the China Daily, a separate editorial called for reviving trade talks, saying it was one of the last threads linking the two countries and a good start for restoring trust and understanding.