The White House’s top Asia official said Friday that by expanding military cooperation with its allies in the region, the US is giving China “heartburn.”
Kurt Campbell, the head of Indo-Pacific affairs on the National Security Council, told the US Institute of Peace that Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed to President Biden in their recent talks that “a number of things that the United States is doing causes China some heartburn.”
“I think at the top of that list is our bilateral reinforcing and revitalizing our bilateral security alliances,” he said. Xi also made it clear to Biden that China views these efforts by the US as “Cold War thinking,” Campbell said.
Campbell pointed to the recently AUKUS pact, a military deal between the US, Britain, and Australia that will give Canberra the technology to develop nuclear-powered submarines. He said AUKUS is a deal of “open architecture” and expects other countries in Europe and Asia would participate over time.
President Biden has also taken steps to boost ties with the Quad, which is made up of the US, Japan, Australia, and India. Campbell said Japan has agreed to host a meeting of the group in 2022. To hawks in Washington, the Quad is viewed as a potential foundation for an anti-China NATO-style alliance in Asia.
And forgot to mention begging China to do some monetary easing to curb inflation in US.
As tariffs started to bite, dollar fell to lowest point vs. yuan. We used to scream “currency manipulators”, claiming Chinese currency was too low advantaging their exports.
Now we are begging them to throw some helicopter money around to help falling dollar.
And we promised to remove “some” tariffs. Joe Biden approval is in thirties, and inflation is the alpha and omega to his political future.
But the rhetoric seems to continue. They are absolutely misjudging China. Insults and threats achieve the opposite.
They do not need any monetary easing. They have just reigned in skillfully the bubble forming in real estate. So, it is questionable if their help will be forthcoming as it was so readily given in 2008. The policy of demanding economic aid, while simultaneously issuing threats and causing crisis on their borders — will not work. It would be wise to manage relations on an even keel. Not just for the sake of economy but global security as well.
I don’t understand the logic. You want help from someone. So u keep attacking him?! Bullying only works on smaller countries, maybe. Often times, it backfires.
I do. It is a logic of Empire. Empire cannot be anyone’s partner. Empire cannot cooperate with anyone in the terms of equality. Empire must dominate, its diplomacy consists of demands and lusts of conditions. Even when absurd, — this posture is critical. Anything else is a surrender.
There is just one problem. Global economy and technology in possession of non-imperial powers have outstripped imperial ability to project strength. Except verbally.
So, verbally US Empire speaks down to all others — while one-on-one, tries to negotiatuzzre better position.
Why, one can ask, if US needs help, where is the logic in talking down to others? Simple, this help may be forthcoming as it is in the abused party’s interest, and will overlook the insult. And mot start ear over it🎂
YEAH, As Trump jumped into this trade war with China, he blabbed “Trade wars are easy to win.” But his management of policy led to where Ole Uncle Joe is now crying “uncle..!!!” There is no easy fix on this one, but a long trudge 2 sensible goals and moderation in our zeal 2 control the entire world. Blinkedn is due for some serious blinking and Biden his time.
It is almost sad to see the pathetic attempts the USA is making to assume/ensure that China is an enemy (the USA also assumes China wants to dominate the globe as the USA does). Pandering to Taiwan, giving 600 million dollars to Lithuania (!!!!) to reward it for recognizing Taiwan, pretending to care about one Chinese tennis player or some Uighurs in Xinjiang province (coincidentally a huge exporter and also the hub of China’s BRI). Why not realize that you are no longer the dominant power on earth.
“Giving China heartburn “….well, isn’t that special. Has China threatened to attack Australia or Amerikkka? Or anyone else for that matter? Even the Taiwanese aren’t concerned.
And has China sanctioned nations with governments that “they don’t like”, starving their populations? Not to my knowledge.
Amerikkka will do ANYTHING to continue the lie that it is the world’s dominant power. Sorry, Amerikkka; that distinction now belongs to you-know-who.
Biden has done nothing. He’s just a puppet, who is totally, mentally incapacitated.