Biden: Putin and Xi Jinping made it clear that they have doubts about the effectiveness of democracy 
US President Joe Biden said at the funds for the National Committee of the Democratic Party that Russian and Chinese leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping made him understand that they doubted the effectiveness of democracy, reports TASS.
“Both Putin and Xi Jinping made it clear to me that they do not believe that democracies in the 21st century can function, because it takes too long to reach a consensus, and therefore autocracies will win, “the head of the White House emphasized.
Biden said that the world is asking” is it true that America is back ”in light of the disunity and events of January 6, when the storming of the Capitol took place. According to the president, the world community is asking whether the democratic system in the United States can succeed.
The head of state stressed that the United States is obliged to do this. He also recalled the country's efforts to overcome the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic recovery.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that Russia and China were trying to convince the world of the decline of the United States. According to him, Moscow and Beijing, both publicly and privately, are proving that the United States is going through hard times. Russia and China are trying to convince other countries that it is better to link the future with their vision of the world than with the American democratic.