He sees this, he sees the challenge in front of him in the country in terms of whether or not the 21st century is going to be a con -- is going to be essentially defined by democracies, like the United States and/or whether it's going to be defined by autocracies, like China.
Joe Biden: “He sees this, he sees the challenge in front of him in the country in terms of whether or not the 21st century is going…”
On the recordApril 27, 2021
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Biden views the current political moment as a defining challenge for democracy versus autocracy in the 21st century.
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