Biden China policy

Insights from Raymond Kuo.

President Biden’s repeated promises to defend Taiwan reflect a shift in U.S. strategic thinking that threatens the bottom line of China-U.S. relations.

The China challenge is indeed serious, but the Biden administration’s strategy for addressing it so far has been lacking.

Blinken emphasized cooperation with allies and partners, and even with China itself, in his long-awaited speech.

Instead of seeking to transform China, the Biden administration is content to see China’s foreign and domestic policies hamper its competitiveness.

The Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Strategy shows the U.S. does not want a Cold War with China.

The 7-hour talks covered a range of bilateral and international issues, but the U.S. and China chose to focus on very different things.

50 years after the famous Nixon-Mao meeting, today’s leaders can learn from their nuanced political leadership.

The strategy document fails to answer crucial questions about the desired balance between competition and cooperation with China.

“Even if not for the reasons initially expected, history is likely to judge the Phase One agreement as having played a fairly important role in U.S.-China trade relations over 2020-21.”

One year into the Biden administration, what should we make of its policy toward Asia and the Indo-Pacific?

Under Biden, Beijing appears to have kept its focus on maintaining and further developing subnational relationships.