From White House's statement, one can clearly see that Biden has taken a hardline against Xi. All the issues he raised are non-negotiable. I like the president's tone at a time when Xi is vulnerable.
Make no mistake about it. The US and China are now locked in a fight until one emerges victorious. There is no room for compromise as Xi has made it clear that he wanted to rule the world as 'West is declining and East is rising'. If you were Biden, would you cede the world to this moron Xi?
Since president Trump initiated a trade war, and US has embarked on a journey to decouple from China. So far, all results have pointed to an exciting future for Americans. We have a healthy labor market, near record-high stock market, and booming businesses, while China's economy is sputtering and unemployed workers hopelessly try to find gigs as factories close their doors.
As this title correctly points out (by mistake), the confrontations between China and US will continue.
APRIL 02, 2024
Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China
BRIEFING ROOM
STATEMENTS AND RELEASES
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The call follows the two leaders’ meeting in Woodside, California in November 2023. The two leaders held a candid and constructive discussion on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including areas of cooperation and areas of difference. They reviewed and encouraged progress on key issues discussed at the Woodside Summit, including counternarcotics cooperation, ongoing military-to-military communication, talks to address AI-related risks, and continuing efforts on climate change and people-to-people exchanges.
President Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the rule of law and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. He raised concerns over the PRC’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base and its impact on European and transatlantic security, and he emphasized the United States’ enduring commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. President Biden also raised continued concerns about the PRC’s unfair trade policies and non-market economic practices, which harm American workers and families. The President emphasized that the United States will continue to take necessary actions to prevent advanced U.S. technologies from being used to undermine our national security, without unduly limiting trade and investment. The two leaders welcomed ongoing efforts to maintain open channels of communication and responsibly manage the relationship through high-level diplomacy and working-level consultations in the weeks and months ahead, including during upcoming visits by Secretary Yellen and Secretary Blinken.
麵臨以色列試圖在世界擴大戰爭的做法也沒脾氣，還不得不買單。
本來就憑墮胎問題這一項就可以贏得大選，如今加沙戰爭讓拜登失去民主黨選民支持，TikTok問題失去年輕選民支持。
而TikTok美國市場隻有一億多人，是很小的一部分市場，而且TikTok本身也是字節跳動的很小的一部分生意（頭條是其起家），因此並不在乎失去美國市場。加上中國政府樂見這種事情讓美國政府失去社會支持，受到壓力，因此拜登恐怕沒膽子禁止TikTok，因為他會是最大的輸家。前天TikTok最大的美國股東接受采訪，說別說中國政府，即使美國投資商股東都不會允許TikTok賣出，因為未來的盈利會是幾十倍以上。
而拜登這個通話是在去年底就計劃的，尤其是需要給耶倫再次訪華定調，可見急迫性。因為中國已經進入戰時體製，很明顯不在乎美國的脫鉤態度，可以肯定耶倫這次訪華得不到任何成果，你不可能自己實行計劃經濟而不許中國計劃經濟。而耶倫又不能不去，美國的所謂科技七姐妹在一周內就剩下四個，所謂用科技戰勝中國明顯不現實。而且中國剛剛拋了一百幾十億美債，導致黃金價格暴漲，對美國形成財政壓力，美債爆雷僅僅是時間問題，這才是耶倫害怕的，計劃經濟問題僅僅是作為牌打而已。
至於台灣問題，馬英九訪問大陸和金門台軍軍演腰斬，都表明不會出事，民進黨處於被動。大陸並沒有急於武統的需求，畢竟經濟上台灣幾年內會被大陸控製。而馬英九在大陸的行程計劃包括參觀幾個受到美國製裁的重要中國公司，多少是故意的，給美國上眼藥。馬英九如果在大陸沒有說出最終走向兩岸統一的話，他的這個訪問就不會超出上次的訪問，算是某種失敗。
拜登輸掉大選是很難避免的，除非川普太愚蠢出事，而這確實是川普的毛病。拜登必須在夏季競選高潮之前有某種政績，尤其是讓肯定會發生的財政爆雷經濟衰退推遲到大選之後。