Posted on December 16, 2020.
In response to numerous calls, Chinese leader Xi Jinping finally sent a congratulatory message to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Thanksgiving eve. Its content was concise, but one day before the congratulatory message was released, Fu Ying, chairwoman of China’s National People’s Congress Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote to The New York Times, detailing China’s hopes of establishing “cooperative competition” between the U.S. and China.
The term “cooperative competition” was originally used in business administration to refer to the cooperation between competing companies in certain business areas to achieve certain goals. In the post-Cold War era, the term has been widely borrowed by political scientists to refer to the relationship between a rising China and a hegemonic United States. Scholars generally do not see the U.S.-China relationship as moving toward a total confrontation like the Cold War relationship between the U.S. and the
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ANALYSIS/OPINION:
China poses the greatest challenge to American global leadership and liberty but judging by key appointments, President-elect Biden appears clueless to Beijing’s strategies.
China is building cyberwar capabilities that could cripple U.S. electric utilities and satellite navigation systems and render ineffective and quickly defeat the U.S. fleet in the Pacific. And Beijing has recruited Wall Street banks as witless allies with the jingle of the guinea.
Domestic economic strength and a just society are preconditions for the military and diplomatic resources needed to counter China, but Mr. Biden’s ‘wokeism’ and nostalgia for bygone multilateralism, manufacturing and strong unions are delusional.
In recent years, China, under President Xi Jinping, has seen substantial growth and sought a greater leadership role in world affairs. New equations have emerged domestically as well. As Xi fortifies his hold over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the country, repressive policies in Tibet and Xinjiang and excessive curbs on academic freedom can pose potential political threats. At the same time, issues like ecological degradation and widening wealth disparities may add to Xi’s challenges. How Xi and the CCP aim to navigate these flashpoints will have a significant bearing on the future of the country, the party, and the president himself.