China on Friday congratulated U.S. Democrat Joe Biden on his victory in the presidential election earlier this month, with its tensions with the administration of Republican incumbent Donald Trump escalating over several economic and security matters.While also extending best wishes to Kamala Harris, who is certain to become the first female U.S. vice president, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters, "We respect the choice of American people."Beijing had initially remained mum on the U.S. presidential race, only saying Monday that it would issue a statement "in accor…READ FULL ARTICLE
