Commentary: Not even Biden can fix the cold war that is brewing between the US and China

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If Beijing hopes that US-China relations will reset if Biden wins the election, it shouldn’t hold its breath, says an observer

Trump’s China policy has been further mired by competing interests in his cabinet.

As Trump became increasingly frustrated with a recalcitrant Xi reneging on “the deal” in mid-2019, followed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the China hawks in the administration gained the upper hand. Beijing was largely wrong-footed in dealing with a maverick US president so different from previous administrations it had handled with ease.

US Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speak to students in a Mandrin-language class in South Gate, California in 2012 AFP/Jay L. Clendenin In fact, even if Trump loses the election to Democratic challenger Joe Biden, a fundamental U-turn in US-China relations is still unlikely.The Democratic Party platform contains similarly harsh criticisms of China.

 

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