By logging into the White House, China and the United States will usher in new changes. Zheng Yongnian, a well-known mainland scholar and acting dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), pointed out that Biden is more rational than Trump, but his attitude towards China is the same as that of the latter, but his methods are different. But Biden’s plan to integrate the Western camp to contain China will not be realized. China’s opening-up policy is the most effective weapon to divide the United States from its allies.
Zheng Yongnian pointed out that whether the Obama administration, the Trump administration, or the Biden administration, the center of the country’s geopolitics and geo-diplomacy will also be in Asia, because it is the center of the world economy. Although Biden has not officially announced his Asian policy, it is estimated that his Asian policy is a revised and improved version of the “Indo-Pacific Strategy.” He said: “I don’t have any illusions about Biden (the government). Biden may be somewhat different from Trump, but he may be tougher on certain issues. Biden will not be like Trump. Rationality. The difference between him and Trump is that he is a rational American priorityist.”
▲ Zheng Yongnian said that Biden will still target China and has no illusions about it
Biden may move domestic pressure to suppress China
American society is currently in a state of extreme division, and both sides are very radical. If Biden can stabilize American society in a short period of time, that would be great. Diplomacy is not his focus for the time being. He will not immediately focus his energies on the relationship between China and the United States, but will prioritize relations with allies. What is more worrying is that if Biden mishandled his internal affairs, he might transfer domestic pressure to diplomacy, especially against China.
By then, China’s opening-up policy will be the most effective weapon to divide the United States and its allies in trying to contain China. China’s strength lies in its openness and its market. As the world’s second largest economy, China is also capable of coping with the United States’ Suppress. On the contrary, it is no longer possible for the United States to form a Western camp similar to that of the Cold War.
Even if there is a lack of trust between China and the United States, they can cooperate
Zheng Yongnian also pointed out that although some conflicts between China and the United States are inevitable because of national interests, in today’s world, some global issues cannot be solved by a single country. Climate issues and the new crown epidemic are examples of this. . All these structural problems require cooperation between major countries, which cannot be solved by a single country.
Currently Biden nominated candidates for the Chinese and Asian teams. More embodies the characteristics of technocrats, most of whom view China from the ideological level. But reason and trust are not contradictory, and cooperation can be achieved even without trust. It’s just that if you have trust, it will be easier for everyone to do things, but if you don’t trust everyone, it will be a little harder. Biden represents elitism within the United States, and his policy towards China is still a bit more rational.
Editor in charge: Chen Jianxi
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