China congratulated Biden yesterday
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“We respect the choice of the American people. We express our congratulations to Mr Biden and Ms Harris,” said foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin at a regular press briefing, referring to incoming vice president Kamala Harris.
Wang said China understands “the result of the US election will be determined in accordance with US laws and procedures”.
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Here's an editorial Traum and others may find worth reading:
President Biden will stand with Hong Kong – more effectively than Trump ever did
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Indeed, Biden’s views have evolved significantly since he was Vice President. It’s not just Trump who has woken up to the threat China poses to America’s friends in the Pacific: it’s the American people and US Government as a whole.
In a recent op-ed on American leadership, Biden acknowledged that the US needs “to get tough with China.” He has repeatedly called Xi Jinping a “thug” and slammed his actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The Biden campaign has declared China’s treatment of Uyghurs “genocide” and its website says that “Joe will speak out against the internment camps in Xinjiang and hold the people and companies complicit in this appalling oppression accountable.”
Biden congratulated Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on both her re-election and second inauguration, and wrote that he would work to deepen relations with Taiwan.
The Wall Street Journal wrote that “the US has turned a corner in its relations with China and is likely to maintain a harder line.” The Washington Post reported that Chinese experts believe that a Biden administration would be more dangerous for China because “[Biden] will work with allies to target China,” and [Biden] might resort to more sophisticated and coordinated tactics against China. Axios agrees, claiming that Biden will “confront China across the globe” with the support of US allies.
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I made the point before, but I think Trump's "tough stance" on China was only ever to make himself look good (and his "supportive of Xi" stance was to do the same). It just happened to be supported by a bipartisan movement in the US govt. The bipartisan stance on China is still there, and Biden will be part of that, in addition to working with Taiwan and Japan and others in the region, instead of just performing to his own interests.
I think China would have preferred a Trump victory, because even though he's a pain in their ass, he makes America weak and divided. Biden will probably be more consistent with certain issues, and will be working with other countries rather than just talking shit and doing shit that doesn't really make sense.