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Chinese President Xi Jinping and then US Vice President Joe Biden 2015. File photo.
Trade wars, hostility and blame for the pandemic. Joe Biden may not adopt a warlike tone against China as its representative, but he may take an even tougher line as the new president of the United States.
Antagonism and punishment have characterized President Donald Trump’s policy toward China, with tariffs on Chinese goods and accusations that Beijing is behind the crown pandemic.
Acting President Joe Biden has promised a calmer tone and wants to fix relations with international allies, which could pose a geopolitical threat to Beijing.
Trump has pursued a very aggressive China policy and has tried to pressure China in virtually every area, says Adam Ni, director of the China Policy Center in Canberra, Australia.
– With Biden, I think we will see a more carefully considered, smarter and more goal-oriented approach. Which not only focuses on aggression but also looks at long-term competition.
You want the advantage
The judges agree on the direction of relations between Washington DC and Beijing. Regardless of who sits in the White House, there is a determined determination to ensure America’s economic and military superiority and to curb the power of China.
Biden has vowed to dismantle Trump’s “America First” policy, under which the United States has come to terms with its allies and abandoned international contexts such as the World Health Organization, WHO and the Paris Agreement.
The incoming president praises the cooperation. It is likely to mend alliances in Europe, Asia and the Pacific and create a united front against China’s technology, trade and security ambitions on issues ranging from Taiwan to Huawei.
Biden will be ready to dissuade China, it was announced during the election campaign. He also critically commented on Beijing’s stance on human rights.
“Nervous”
And while Trump has been erratic in calling President Xi Jinping his friend one moment to make a sharp turn and impose punitive tariffs the next, experts predict a broader challenge for Beijing with the new US administration.
“We are likely to see a more coherent and probably more contentious policy on geopolitical issues,” said Evan Resnick, a researcher at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.
– It will probably make the Chinese quite nervous.
But there are also opportunities for cooperation, including the pandemic that is at the top of Biden’s agenda when he takes office in January next year.
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