President Joe Biden says China is in for “extreme competition” from the U.S. beneath his administration, however that the brand new relationship he desires to forge needn’t be one among battle.
In an interview broadcast Sunday, Biden acknowledged that he has but to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping since his inauguration Jan. 20, however famous that the 2 leaders had met many instances when each males served their international locations as vp.
“I know him pretty well,” Biden stated in an excerpt of the interview aired Sunday by CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
When they do communicate, they are going to have “a whole lot to talk about,” Biden stated.
Biden seems to be concentrating his preliminary phone diplomacy on U.S. allies. He to this point has spoken with the leaders of Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Australia and the NATO secretary-general.
He additionally labored in a dialog with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In the interview, Biden described Xi as “very bright” and “very tough” however with out “a democratic, small D, bone in his body.”
Shortly after Biden succeeded President Donald Trump within the White House, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry stated that “after this very difficult and extraordinary time, both the Chinese and American people deserve a better future.” Beijing welcomed the Biden administration’s determination to stay within the World Health Organization and return to the Paris local weather settlement.
The new administration, nevertheless, is unlikely to considerably alter U.S. insurance policies on commerce, Taiwan, human rights and the South China Sea which have angered Xi’s more and more assertive authorities.
Biden, within the interview taped Friday, stated he has stated to Xi “ all along, that we need not have a conflict.” But, Biden added, there shall be “extreme competition. And I’m not going to do it the way that he knows. And that’s because he’s sending signals as well.”
Biden stated he won’t pursue U.S.-China relations in the way in which that Trump did however will deal with “international rules of the road.”
