Foreign media: Biden will try to avoid shaking hands, or because you don’t want to be taken because of this photo

White House officials said on the 13th that while visiting Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, US President Biden will reduce direct contact with others, such as shaking hands, because it is to strengthen the prevention measures for epidemic. However, the British Reuters, which reported the news, believes that this obvious policy change intended to make Biden avoid being shook hands with Saudi Crown Prince Salman later this week.

When the reporter mentioned that there were reports that Biden would not shook hands with people in this visit to the Middle East, US National Security Consultant Sha Liwen told reporters at the "Air Force One": "We are now in the stage of epidemic popularity, It should be sought to reduce contact and wear a mask to minimize the transmission of virus. I can't say that every moment, every interaction, and every action (all of which), this is just the general principle we follow. "

Reuters said that because of the "Washington Post" reporter Kashuji in 2018, Bayeng had stated that the Saudi government involved the matter and called it "a bitch." The American intelligence department even pointed directly at Crown Prince Salman. But even when Bayon was reluctant, he would meet with Ben Salman during his visit to Saudi Arabia this week.

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Bruce Riedel, a foreign policy researcher at the Brucks Society of the United States: "The White House is trying to avoid the appearance of Bayeng and the crown prince handshake, especially at the" Washington Post "to condemn him to meet with Salman to meet with Saliman. After that, the new crown pneumonia epidemic is just an excuse, but it will not change the fact that the meeting will be changed. "

However, some political experts point out that the White House understands that a photo of a group photo may be a moment when the two shake hands, which may be inevitable and necessary, because the United States is trying to restart the country with rich oil resources, as well as the general rule of the rule that will rule. The relationship between the crown prince of Saudi Arabia for many years.

Former US State Department officials, John Ultraman, senior vice president of the US think tank strategy and international problem research center (CSIS), said: "I think the expectations of the White House are that they appear in a room and will not be far away. The crown prince is likely to reach out, and some kind of picture will appear. "

Reuters said that Bayeng settled to Israel in the evening of Tuesday and officially started the Middle East. On the afternoon before departure, at the picnic held in the South Waternial Palace, he held his hands with many people. After arriving in Israel, he had no handshake with the official reception of the party, but just touched his fist. Subsequently, he met with Israel Prime Minister Ail Lipid. The two leaders stood side by side and arms behind the other side. However, Biden and the current opposition leader, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Neitana, and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz held his hands.

It is reported that the bilateral meeting between Biden and the King of Saudi Arabia and the crown prince will be held on Friday. The White House spokesman Karina Pillar said that no press conference was arranged during the trip to Saudi Arabia.

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