(FOX NEWS) -- China believes President-elect Joe Biden represents a "new window of hope" for the country's relationship with the United States, according to state media.
Biden's critics have expressed concern that he will take a friendlier stance toward China than President Trump as tensions between the two rivals have risen after a trade battle and the spread of COVID-19.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told state media outlet CGTN last week that "a new window of hope is opening" with the incoming administration.
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