A New Strategy for China with Biden? Or is it Too Late?
Biden’s backing seems to come from elements within the US power structure that favor a softer approach with Beijing. However, the escalated climate of the previous four years may make a big reversal in Sino-US relations impossible. Biden may simply follow Trump’s course as the geopolitical stage marches ahead post-COVID, completely reshuffled.
EU proposes fresh alliance with US in face of China challenge
The paper says: “As open democratic societies and market economies, the EU and the US agree on the strategic challenge presented by China’s growing international assertiveness, even if we do not always agree on the best way to address this.”
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The draft paper’s remark that the EU and the US “do not always agree” on how to deal with China is an acknowledgment of how the European bloc’s official three-pronged strategy of co-operation, competition and rivalry with Beijing is less hawkish than bipartisan policy in Washington.
Biden Picks Budget Director Who Pushed Social Security Cuts
Likely OMB nominee Neera Tanden called for cuts to Social Security, saying “we need to put both entitlements on the table as well as taxes.”
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Biden OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Deletes Tweets Blasting Republicans
Tanden deleted tweets between November 16 and today due to harsh criticism of Republican senators, which she will need for confirmation.
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