BEIJING: China must abandon its illusion that its relations with the United States will automatically improve under the administration of President-elect Joe Biden, said a Chinese government adviser, adding that Beijing should be prepared for a tough stance of Washington.
Zheng Yongnian, dean of the China Advanced Institute for Global and Contemporary Studies, a Shenzhen-based think tank, has said the Chinese government should seize every opportunity to mend ties with the United States, the South China Morning Post reported.
“The good old days are over … cold war hawks in America they have been in a highly mobilized state for several years, and they will not disappear overnight, “Zheng said in an interview on the sidelines of the China Understanding Conference in Guangzhou recently.
Zheng, who attended a symposium hosted by President Xi Jinping in August to offer advice on China’s long-term strategy, said there is now a bipartisan consensus in the United States on containing China.
Zheng said President-elect Joe Biden could take advantage of public resentment toward China after he joined. the White House. “American society is shattered. I don’t think Biden can do anything about it,” Zheng said.
“Certainly he is a very weak president, if he cannot solve internal problems, then he will do something on the diplomatic front, he will do something against China. If we say that Trump is not interested in promoting democracy and freedom, Biden is. (President Donald) Trump is not interested in war … but a Democratic president could start wars. ”
The relationship between China and the United States has deteriorated under President Trump for a variety of reasons, including Covid-19’s handling, trade, and human rights.
Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have drafted more than 300 different anti-China bills, the most important of which address catastrophes in Hong Kong and Xinjiang enjoyed full bipartisan support. The most potentially effective law, the Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act, which Trump only reluctantly signed, was co-sponsored by the Republican Marco Rubio and Kamala Harris, vice president-elect of the Democrats.
Chinese foreign policy specialists have said they expect tensions between the United States and China to continue under Biden’s presidency.
At times during the election campaign, Biden took a hard line with China, calling Xi a “bully.”
His campaign also noted that he will denounce China for its repressive policies in the western region of Xinjiang.
Wang said China remains determined to protect its sovereignty and hopes that the next US administration “will meet China halfway.”
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