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International Center / Full Report
Former US President Obama was criticized during his presidency for tolerating China’s violation of international trade rules and allowing China to cause harm to the United States. He was recently interviewed and said that if it weren’t for the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, he would be very positive on trade issues. China can “take harder shots.” As for Biden, president-elect of the US Democratic Party, it remains to be seen whether Trump will continue his hard-line policy toward China.
▲ During Obama’s presidency from 2009 to 2017, China became the second largest economy in the world. (Photo / Obtained from the Obama Foundation on YouTube)
In an interview with The Atlantic magazine, Obama noted that China’s important role in the recovery of the global economy at the time prevented him from dealing with “China’s trade policy that violates the rules of international trade.” He stressed: “I cannot have a trade war in 2009 or 2010. At that time, I needed to cooperate with China, Europe and any other potential growth engine to revive the global economy.”
During the Obama presidency from 2009 to 2017, China became the world’s second-largest economy, and thus the relationship between Washington and Beijing was given great importance. Despite China’s economic and military strength, Washington’s foreign policy toward China is geared primarily toward cooperation rather than confrontation. Limited major disputes center on national security issues, such as China’s military installations in the South China Sea and cyber espionage.
Obama mentioned raising the issue of “large-scale trade imbalances” and “Chinese exchange rate manipulation and other unfair practices” to then-Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in 2009. Wen Jiabao said he suggested Obama give him a list. of American products that China wants to buy more. “He will study and see what can be done.”
▲ Obama said that China’s important role in the global economic recovery at the time prevented him from handling China. (Photo / Obtained from Tyrannosaurus Twitter)
Obama once noted that the relationship between the United States and China will mark the 21st century, so maintaining a stable relationship is vital for the United States and the world. And Biden, who served as both Obama’s vice presidents, is about to become president of the United States. His foreign policy has come into the spotlight and his policy towards China has attracted more attention.
Although Biden was accused of being pro-China by the Trump camp, when he participated in the Democratic primary elections in February, he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “bully” and strangled Beijing to “act according to the rules.” Biden also said on the 16th: “America needs to support other democracies so that our rules apply to the world, instead of looking at China and other countries and giving us their orders.”
