China Expects A Biden Administration To Form An 'Anti-China' Coalition

The American flag flies near the national emblem of China outside of the Bayi Building before a welcome ceremony for U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in Beijing, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via Reuters 

MSNBC: Beijing doesn’t want the U.S. to form an ‘anti-China coalition’ in the post-Trump era, consultancy says 

 * Beijing is concerned that there’s a higher chance of countries in Asia partnering with the U.S. to counter China under President-elect Joe Biden, says Andrew Gilholm of Control Risks. 

 * Tensions between the U.S. and China have risen under President Donald Trump as the administration pushed an “America first” agenda, often taking a unilateral approach instead of coordinating with allies.   

 * That looks set to change under Biden’s leadership. He has emphasized the need for the U.S. to work with other countries, and his pick for head of foreign policy, Antony Blinken, supports that strategy. 

SINGAPORE – Beijing is concerned that there’s a higher chance of countries in Asia partnering with the U.S. to counter China under President-elect Joe Biden – and wants to prevent that from happening, according to a political consultancy. 

“I think the key for them really is to try and prevent the U.S. from being able to organize many or most of these countries into what China would see as a kind of anti-China coalition,” said Andrew Gilholm, Control Risks’ director of the analysis practice for Greater China and North Asia. 

Tensions between the U.S. and China have risen under President Donald Trump as the administration pushed an “America first” agenda, often taking a unilateral approach instead of coordinating with allies. 

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WNU Editor: I am skeptical of the above report that a Biden administration will push to form such an "anti-China" coalition. From what I am reading and knowing about the people that Biden has chosen to handle his foreign policy, I predict that their focus will be on trying to find an accommodation that China will feel comfortable with. Not a policy that will antagonize Beijing.