What direction will US-China relations take under President Biden?

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Under the Biden administration, a different strategy will likely be sought to counter those issues in US-China trade highlighted during the Trump years.

The trade war between the United States and China is likely to be one of the lasting legacies of the Trump administration. Such a legacy should come as no surprise, as then-candidate Trump’s criticism of Chinese trade practices was a key feature of his 2016 presidential campaign.

Yet, after years of tit-for-tat tariffs and sanctions, it appears that the US has lost the economic conflict inaugurated by President Donald Trump.

The US-China trade deficit has not been reduced, US industries and consumers have suffered and the “phase-one” deal agreed on by the US and China in January 2020 has failed to deliver the economic rapprochement promised.

The administration of President-elect Joe Biden will inherit frosty relations with China and a difficult international atmosphere in which to operate.

Biden himself has been critical of China in the past. The president-elect has, like President Trump, criticized China’s trade policies and “abusive practices.” President-elect Biden has highlighted building multilateral action among…