This belief underpins the Biden doctrine. Now he worries that they are competition for America, and not only that-they might win. But guess what? They’re not competition for us.”
I mean, you know, they’re not bad folks, folks. Two years ago, he spoke about why he thought reports of China’s strength were overstated, and made a remark that Republicans hammered him for during the 2020 campaign: “China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man. This has been a bit of a journey for the president. and China finally get real with each other Campbell, has echoed that sentiment, saying that Xi has “almost completely disassembled nearly 40 years of mechanisms designed for collective leadership,” and that he is largely responsible for a more assertive Chinese foreign policy.īeyond the rhetoric, the Biden administration is working with Congress to pass the Endless Frontier Act in order to counter China’s economic and geopolitical ambition, especially in technology it has prioritized relations with Asian allies over bilateral diplomacy with Beijing and it has pressed Europe to do more to counter China. Biden regularly invokes his many conversations with Xi Jinping to observe that the Chinese leader is deeply ideological in his personal commitment to authoritarianism. This is being exacerbated by a period of rapid technological change that could give China an opportunity to leapfrog the United States in certain areas. In Biden’s view, the United States and other democracies are in a competition with China and other autocracies. “We’re at an inflection point between those who argue that … autocracy is the best way forward,” he said in February, “and those who understand that democracy is essential.” The following month, he told reporters, “On my watch,” China will not achieve its goal “to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world.” In April, he repeated this theme, arguing that the world was at an inflection point in determining “whether or not democracy can function in the 21st century.” Then last month, he was even more specific, telling David Brooks of The New York Times, “We’re kind of at a place where the rest of the world is beginning to look to China.” Tellingly, he doesn’t just say this in his formal remarks he brings up the subject all the time. You don’t have to look for leaks of secret documents. Key elements of the Biden worldview are hiding in plain sight. foreign policy, not just from Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, but also from his former boss Barack Obama.
However, this should not obscure a significant shift in U.S. The president’s top priorities are clearly tackling the pandemic and multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and economic-stimulus plans. A few months into Joe Biden’s presidency, it certainly seems like foreign policy has taken a back seat to domestic policy.
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