2021年2月4日
Frank Ching
EJ Insight
Is Biden playing Deng's card against Xi?
The inauguration of Joe Biden as president of the United States has been welcomed in Beijing but Chinese officials are increasingly impatient that Washington has not enunciated a new China policy.
At a foreign ministry press conference held the day after the inauguration, Chinese spokeswoman Hua Chunying acknowledged that "as I watched the fireworks display and heard the crowd cheering at the inauguration party, I did feel somewhat emotional."
"We wish President Biden every success in state governance," she added.
But, while understanding Biden's focus on the domestic situation, particularly the need to control the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country, Chinese officials are clearly disappointed that he doesn't seem to be thinking of China and did not mention China during his inaugural address. ...
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