TTundra
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Biden kept Trump era tariff policies. Some have been modified, but the additional section duties were imposed under the Trump administration. Biden of course would not walk away from the Billions it generates.If that qualifies as being tough on China, then Biden is the toughest. He has kept most of Trump’s tariffs in place and added a whole lot more, specifically targeting sectors that they would need to outpace us economically or militarily.
Trump removed China from being listed as a currency manipulator in order to secure a trade deal that China never fulfilled. He has repeatedly heaped praise on Xi Jinping, threatened our strategic alliances with Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. He has also waffled on whether he would provide any assistance to Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack.
China (along with Russia, Iran, and the rest of our enemies) want nothing more than for America to withdraw from our position as the leader of the free world, and Trump has made clear that it is his intention to do so.
I think the currency manipulator status you are referring to was one that was given to China by the Trump administration and then rescinded when the US and China finally struck a trade deal. In essence, Trump's hard policies with China worked.
I respectfully disagree with your assertion and believe we have seen an incredibly weak response to China's aggression in the Pacific from thie Biden Administration.
Moreover, the Russian aggression under Biden as well as the reversal of Iran policy this administration put in place early on has probably attributed to current issues with both.