The Ambivalence of Biden’s China Policy

The Ambivalence of Biden’s China Policy
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on March 15, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Cheng Xiaonong
Cheng Xiaonong
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U.S. President Joe Biden, in his first foreign policy speech, called China the “most serious competitor” of the United States. However, Biden’s own China policy is ambivalent, sometimes showing favor toward the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and sometimes showing toughness.

Cheng Xiaonong
Cheng Xiaonong
Contributor
Dr. Cheng Xiaonong is a scholar of China’s politics and economy based in New Jersey. Cheng was a policy researcher and aide to the former Party leader Zhao Ziyang, when Zhao was premier. He also served as chief editor of the journal Modern China Studies.
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