{"id":257130,"date":"2021-03-19T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T20:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=257130"},"modified":"2021-03-19T16:00:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T20:00:25","slug":"4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=257130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2156.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Though the 2020 presidential campaign focused largely on domestic matters such as COVID-19, race relations, and economic recovery, President Biden must now contend with pressing foreign policy questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki recently told reporters that President Biden\u2019s \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPTexas\/status\/1356974257742508036\"><span>first love<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d is foreign policy. Indeed, the longtime Senator from Delaware once led the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and assisted in negotiating many of President Obama\u2019s signature foreign policy moves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>President Biden\u2019s campaign <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/joebiden.com\/americanleadership\/\"><span>website<\/span><\/a><span> proclaimed that he would \u201conce more place America at the head of the table, leading the world to address the most urgent global challenges.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though most of his foreign policy platform discussed America\u2019s need to \u201creinvigorate our own democracy\u201d before enacting reforms overseas, Biden promised to lead the world on fighting climate change and \u201cend the forever wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East\u201d \u2014 though he formerly voted for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2019\/09\/bidens-record-on-iraq-war\/\"><span>Iraq War<\/span><\/a><span> and backed NATO\u2019s intervention in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/la-xpm-2011-oct-20-la-pn-santorum-kadafi-20111020-story.html\"><span>Libya<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Across the globe, America\u2019s rivals are already testing President Biden\u2019s responses to aggression. In the past week, Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged Biden to an unscripted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/putin-challenges-biden-debate-president-calls-killer\/story?id=76539031\"><span>debate<\/span><\/a><span>, while Chinese diplomats <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/top-u-s-china-diplomats-have-public-spat-alaska-summit-n1261490\"><span>mocked<\/span><\/a><span> the new administration at a conference in Alaska.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are four regimes whose saber-rattling appears aimed at testing the 46th Commander-in-Chief\u2019s foreign policy chops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>China<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Days after President Biden\u2019s inauguration, China began asserting its dominance in the South China Sea. Taiwanese defense officials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/south-china-sea-tensions-chinese-warplanes-intrude-taiwan-airspace-us-aircraft-3129875\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that fifteen Chinese ships entered its airspace on January 24, including fighter jets and anti-submarine aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier group <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/01\/24\/us-carrier-group-enters-south-china-sea-amid-china-taiwan-tensions\/\"><span>entered<\/span><\/a><span> the South China Sea the same day. Rear Admiral Doug Verissimo said that the vessels would promote \u201cfreedom of the seas\u201d and reassure \u201callies and partners.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-southchinasea-usa-explainer\/explainer-south-china-sea-tension-flares-again-as-biden-takes-charge-idUSKBN29U0LO?il=0\"><span>Reuters<\/span><\/a><span>, China recently passed a law that would permit its coast guard to more easily fire upon foreign vessels. The legislation would also allow Chinese forces to board foreign ships in waters claimed by China and destroy other nations\u2019 structures in the South China Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Iran<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Iran is beginning to further accelerate its breach of the Obama-Biden nuclear deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency obtained by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/uk-iran-nuclear-iaea-idUKKBN2A2342\"><span>Reuters<\/span><\/a> <span>reveals that Iran started feeding new centrifuges with uranium hexafluoride on January 30 <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> ten days after President Biden\u2019s entry into the Oval Office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report also indicates that the Islamic Republic is moving forward with plans to install more advanced centrifuges. Iran informed the IAEA on February 1 that it will install two enrichment cascades at its Fordow nuclear facility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters that Iran\u2019s moves are \u201ca challenge we have to tackle immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On January 29, President Biden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2021\/jan\/29\/biden-taps-obama-nuclear-deal-architect-iran-envoy\/\"><span>tapped<\/span><\/a><span> Obama administration alumnus Robert Malley to serve as the State Department\u2019s Special Envoy for Iran policy. Malley was an architect of the Iran nuclear deal \u2014 which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/netanyahu-criticizes-iran-nuclear-deal-at-united-nations-summit\/\"><span>criticized<\/span><\/a><span> for its lifting of sanctions that bar Iran from arming terror proxies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Russia<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>On January 31, a Russian bomber flew over an American warship in the Black Sea <\/span><span>\u2014<\/span><span> a move that the United States Navy swiftly condemned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Commander Kyle Raines \u2014 a spokesman for the Navy\u2019s Sixth Fleet \u2014 told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/us-navy-rebukes-russia-jet-unnecessary-low-pass-over-warship-1566060\"><span>Newsweek<\/span><\/a><span> that the aircraft passed within 100 yards of the vessel. The interaction lasted for 10 minutes; a <\/span><span>video posted to Twitter by the Sixth Fleet shows a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USNavyEurope\/status\/1355968356000657408\"><span>portion<\/span><\/a><span> of the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In response, President Biden <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtribune.com\/russias-doorstep-biden-dispatches-2-u-s-destroyers-to-black-sea\/\"><span>deployed<\/span><\/a><span> two destroyers into the Black Sea, while Russia swiftly moved a missile defense system into Crimea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>North Korea<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Kim Jong-un celebrated his birthday on January 8 with a military parade that unveiled a new arsenal of weapons \u2014 including a nuclear-powered submarine, larger warheads, new long-range missiles, and spy satellites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The North Korean leader released a comprehensive list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-55617502\"><span>goals<\/span><\/a><span> for the nation\u2019s military development, including longer-range missiles, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a hypersonic missile, and upgraded nuclear warheads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf Kim sees no shift from the traditional US emphasis on comprehensive and total nuclear disarmament before any sanctions can be eased, I\u2019d think he\u2019ll simply push ahead with testing and other activities,\u201d foreign policy analyst Ankit Panda told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-55617502\">BBC<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A November 2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kcnawatch.org\/newstream\/1573744876-272554031\/rabid-dog-must-be-beaten-to-death-kcna-commentary\/?t=1573778935787\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span> from North Korea mocked Biden by claiming that the 78-year-old is in the final stages of dementia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cA rabid dog in the U.S. has another fit of spasm, being greedy for power,\u201d said the statement. \u201cSuch rabid dogs are second to none in their craftiness in seeking their own interests.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though the 2020 presidential campaign focused largely on domestic matters such as COVID-19, race relations, and economic recovery, President Biden must now contend with pressing foreign policy questions.White House Press &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310832,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2156.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-2156.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}