Joe Biden ‘sent Xi Jinping congratulatory message’ to mark China’s 75th National Day
Chinese foreign ministry publicises US leader’s message on its website in press briefing format, saying only that it was received ‘recently’
The news was made public by the Chinese foreign ministry in a statement published on its website on Saturday evening.
The ministry reported the message in a question-and-answer format, noting that it was a response to media questions.
“President Joe Biden recently sent a message of congratulations to President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,” the official English-language statement said.
“In the message, President Biden noted that ‘on behalf of the people of the United States, I send our congratulations to you and the people of the People’s Republic of China as you celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding. The American people and I convey our best wishes to the people of the People’s Republic of China’.”
The statement did not specify when the message was sent and in what format.
