Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, said in an interview that “we’ve just stuck with our theory, which is managed competition.” Trump and Xi Jinping might have other plans.
President Biden and his team saw China as the one nation with the intent and capability to displace American primacy — and crafted policies to defend U.S. power.
Biden's final foreign policy featured harsh rhetoric on China, as Washington embraces tough-on-China policies.
If lawmakers continue to prioritize politically expedient anti-China bans, then they will fail to convince the public they are acting in its best interests.
Biden says his administration successfully ‘managed’ frosty China relations to prevent outright conflict. Critics say he didn’t go nearly far enough.
Elizabeth Economy is Co-Director of the US, China, and the World Project and Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. From 2021 to 2023, she was Senior Adviser for China at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She is the author of The World According to China.
Beijing vowed "no bullying or coercion" would hamper its development and vowed to take "resolute measures" to protect China's interests.
The last time Trump hit China with tariffs, Beijing devalued the yuan, blunting the impact. This time, Xi Jinping has signaled the country should defend its currency.
Alan Estevez has been BIS undersecretary in the Biden administration. A former Pentagon official, Estevez has overseen sweeping restrictions on semiconductors and the equipment to make them, and restrictions on China's telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies.
The U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday it is imposing new export controls on biotechnology equipment and related technology because of national security concerns tied to artificial intelligence and data science.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.