Posted on 12/02/2020 3:23:12 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Joe Biden just confirmed that President Trump has forever altered the American foreign policy framework - once dominated by a pro-free trade bipartisan consensus closely guarded by the deep state - by confirming that he will not immediately move to scrap the 'Phase 1' trade deal or - and this is critical - move to remove the controversial tariffs imposed by Trump, according to a report in the New York Times.
In an interview with - who else? - NYT columnist Thomas Friedman, Biden discussed how his administration will approach foreign policy, though Biden insisted his top priority was getting a generous stimulus package through Congress, something he is hoping will be accomplished before inauguration day.
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Trump would take more steps to box Biden into hardline positions on Beijing, backed by growing anti-China sentiment in Congress. On Wednesday, the House is reportedly planning to vote on measures that, if implemented, would force Chinese companies to de-list from US exchanges unless they agree to strict auditing standards.
Biden also confirmed that he would follow in Trump's footsteps by arguing that he would pursue policies targeting China's "abusive practices," such as "stealing intellectual property, dumping products, illegal subsidies to corporations" and forcing "tech transfers" from US companies to Chinese counterparts - essentially a list of the Trump Administration's top priorities from the trade war.
"I’m not going to make any immediate moves, and the same applies to the tariffs. I’m not going to prejudice my options," Biden said.
Biden was decidedly not shy about repeating Trump's "America First" slogan. “I want to make sure we’re going to fight like hell by investing in America first,” Biden said.
Maybe he's finally starting to realize that "build back better" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Make America Great Again."
At any rate, Bloomberg noted in its summary of the NYT report that Biden's decision signals that a "rapid reset" of relations with China doesn't look likely.
To be sure, Biden, being a creature of Washington, is pursuing a more 'respectful' approach that will involve building 'consensus' with American allies. But after four years of Trump, Biden might actually succeed in finding some cooperation as the world grows concerned with President Xi's hardball tactics, like waging an economic war with Australia and essentially kidnapping two Canadian businessmen in retaliation for the arrest of a Huawei executive.
In an effort to try and show that China is a "priority" for his administration, the FT reported that Biden is mulling reporting an "Asia Czar" who will be responsible for coordinating American's foreign policy in the region and ensuring that America and its allies stay "on the same page".
Experts who commented on the prospect offered mixed feedback, with some arguing that this could merely create "one more stop on the inter-agency bus route" that would slow decisions. FT added that Biden is set to include one notable China Hawk - Ely Ratner, his former deputy national security adviser - in a senior role in the administration.
BS. He will do that until they agree to hand him, his crooked family, and his sleazy cronies big, sweaty wads of cash.
He won’t drop tariffs until Hunter gets paid.
Two Words..PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY ..China has all the goods on the entire Biden family, Joe Biden wont do anything to cross them
Ah, very good. I had forgotten about that. However, ol’ Joe must be feeling invincible by now, since none of the charges against him seem to matter to the general public. The media certainly don’t care.
Nope. At best he is just negotiating for a higher bribe.
Things said in Public will be the complete opposite of what’s really going on
That’s a win...if I really believed him
But Nope.
Ya , the things Joe and his son were up to while he was VP are very scary
Hunter Biden, you have a call from China. Please pick up the White Courtesy phone. And don’t forget 10 percent for the Big Guy.
Till the chicoms show him what they really have on Hunter
Even sadder than media’s constant attacks on Trump (for nothing) will be their cover-up of DC going back to selling us out to China on the cheap.
LOL! at the “work with allies” mantra. Our allies are all-in for China. Heck, they won’t even criticize the Uighur slave camps. All they want is to make money in China.
We do have some nascent new media that may expose the pro-China shenanigans. But the big media can still drown them out.
“Release Date: December 2, 2020
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will detain shipments containing cotton and cotton products originating from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).
CBP’s Office of Trade directed the issuance of a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against cotton products made by the XPCC based on information that reasonably indicates the use of forced labor, including convict labor...”
set up, for the sellout..
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