China congratulates Biden on being elected US president

"We respect the choice of the American people,” said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin."

China has become one of the last major governments to congratulate Joe Biden. Picture: Andy Wong/AP

China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate Joe Biden on being elected US president.

China, along with Russia, avoided joining the throng of governments that congratulated Biden last weekend after he was projected to have secured enough electoral college votes in the November 3 election to win the White House.