At the opening day of COP26, the climate change summit in Glasgow, Biden said he regretted former President Donald Trump's choice.
"I guess I shouldn't apologize, but I do apologize for the fact the United States, in the last administration, pulled out of the Paris Accords and put us sort of behind the eight ball a little bit," Biden announced Monday.
"That was the first thing I did when elected."
China laughed at the president's apology, calling it weak and irrelevant.
"Unlike what Biden may have expected, the apology triggered ridicule," Ai Jun announced in an op-ed for the state-owned Global Times.
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"Quite a few netizens, including those from the U.S., claimed they cannot wait until 2024 when the Republican Party, or even Donald Trump himself, apologizes for Biden's apology.
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"Most people believe this was hardly an apology, but a slap in the face of his predecessor, a move to pin all the blame on Trump."
The author described climate change as "highly polarizing" in the U.S. and announced that many Republicans like Trump think it is a deception.
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The paper further mocked Biden for showing up to a climate change conference with an enormous motorcade.
"If there is anything that Biden did bring to Europe, it must be a massive 85-car and gas-guzzling motorcade," the author wrote.
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"Other than that, Biden can only make empty promises at COP26."
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The author laughed at Biden's inability to win over Democrats to back his proposals.
"His apology does not make any sense, as he has no plan to fulfill his promises and no guarantee to make sure that his commitment won't be toppled by the next administration."
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"Worse, he cannot even win enough support from his own party to get a green light for his plan."
The author quoted Xu Liang, an Associate Professor at the School of International Relations of the Beijing International Studies University, saying "that the declining US is trapped in a predicament where the best option is to apologize."
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Biden was described as "disappointing his people'" particularly with his handling of the COVID pandemic.
"If Biden could bring his diplomatic skills into full play and be more courageous, like lowering some tariffs imposed on China, he may confront huge pressure temporarily," Ai wrote.
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