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US winning against China, says Biden as he prepares to hand over to Trump

But unresolved trade issues and global conflicts cast shadow on his legacy

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken introduces President Joe Biden for Biden's final foreign policy speech in the Ben Franklin Room at the State Department's Harry S. Truman headquarters building on January 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. With one week left in his term, Biden is scheduled to deliver a series of daily addresses about what he considers his accomplishments as president.   Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken introducing President Joe Biden, for Mr Biden’s final foreign policy speech in Washington, DC.

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- Sandwiched between two terms of a rival whose transactional approach to foreign policy is the polar opposite of his own, US President Joe Biden claimed credit for setting America on course to victory over China.

Speaking for 30 minutes to officials at the State Department on Jan 13, he painted a picture of a country primed to compete with its biggest rival.

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