With Biden out of the picture, world leaders are looking for stability with China

According to Isna, the American media reports that the return of “Donald Trump” to the presidency of the United States and the statements he made in the context of confronting China over import tariffs have made Washington’s efforts to avoid global conflicts face “deep uncertainty”. is

“Michael D. White House Correspondent Sher and China Affairs Correspondent Chris Buckley write in an article for The New York Times: “As the United States passes the transition of power from Biden to Trump, presidents and prime ministers from around the world are looking for multiple ways to stabilize the relations with China. Xi Jinping recently told Joe Biden during his visit to Peru that he wants to maintain stable, healthy and durable relations with the United States.

A large number of world leaders recently showed a delicate diplomatic interaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a gathering in South America.

British Prime Minister Kerr Starmer called for “stable and consistent” relations with China in this meeting. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised “patient, measured and regulated” relations with China. In the meantime, US President “Joe Biden” also promised not to allow “the competition to be diverted towards conflict”; A promise made while preparing him to hand over power to US President-elect Donald Trump, who in turn has promised to confront China over trade tariffs.

The New York Times points out that the leaders participating in the recent G20 summit in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, mostly under the apparently civilized behavior, sought stability and stability mainly in the field of trade with China, while the issues and tensions between the West and Beijing in They kept it hidden under this civilized appearance. Their tensions and potential conflicts with China are manifested in several areas including human rights, the Taiwan issue, competition in technology, cyber attacks, issues related to Russia and trade tariffs.

The American newspaper evaluates that at the end of half a century of Joe Biden’s presence in politics, the United States is now worried and uncertain about the future of its efforts to avoid conflict with China.

“European leaders are looking to tell Xi Jinping, now we expect you to stand up,” John Delory, a historian and expert on modern China affairs, told the New York Times. We are not looking to talk anymore. We really want to improve these relationships so we can count on you.”

The Chinese president, for his part, used the occasion of the recent G20 summit to show his country’s support for open trade and international stability. Chinese leaders have long sought to reassure global audiences in their speeches, but Xi Jinping and his advisers hope that foreign leaders will be more receptive to the constraints and uncertainties arising from a second Donald Trump presidency. be them

“countries should see each other’s development as an opportunity, not a challenge, and treat each other as partners, not rivals,” Xi Jinping told participating leaders in a speech at the G20 summit on Monday.

However, the Chinese president also implied a warning to the participating leaders. While committing to “bilateral respect, peaceful coexistence and cooperation”, he also stated: “Our position will remain unchanged due to the resolute protection of China’s sovereignty, security and development interests.”

The New York Times, referring to the controversy that Stormer’s speech at the G20 summit on Monday caused due to his reference to human rights issues in China and the treatment of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman and pro-democracy activist opposed to China, and the reaction of Chinese representatives to these statements. wrote: “This incident is a reminder that diplomacy with China has always been uneven.”

It was more than a year ago that Joe Biden’s decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon under the pretext that it was a spy tool angered Xi Jinping and ended most communications between the two countries.

Also, Australia also got into tension with China some time ago over the claim that the Chinese Communist Party has activities to influence Australia and has regional ambitions. “The two countries have seen ups and downs in their relations,” Xi Jinping said in his speech on Monday.

However, in recent months, Australia and China have resumed high-level negotiations, thereby reducing some concerns about trade tariffs. This shows that Australian Prime Minister Albanese, like other Western leaders, is eager to find ways to maintain working relations with China. After a meeting with Xi Jinping on Monday, Albanese posted pictures of their meeting on his social media page.

According to the New York Times, Washington and Beijing have also sought to reduce tensions between them in the past 2 years. During this period, the contacts between military officials and high-ranking diplomats of both countries were resumed. Saturday’s meeting between Biden and Xi, their second in a year, was intended to show they can work together.

However, Joe Biden is a so-called “lame duck”; A term that is used in the world of politics to refer to a politician who is in the last days of his power and therefore sees his influence diminishing. Trump will soon replace Biden in the US presidency, and this has made officials around the world prepare for the return of Trump’s confrontational policies, while watching to identify any differences between his second term and his first term.

Trump has promised to significantly increase tariffs on imported goods. Richard McGregor, an expert on East Asian affairs at the Lowy think tank located in Sydney, Australia, told the New York Times that if the president-elect of the United States fulfills his promise, it will probably affect America’s position abroad, even with a pro-Pakistan ally like Australia, due to the obstacles that It will cause damage to the markets.

“I think this event has the potential to really damage the image of the United States in Australia and in turn undermine support for the US alliance,” he said. »

Meanwhile, Chinese policymakers are looking for diplomatic openings after Trump’s return to the White House.

Wang Wen, head of the Chongyang Institute of Financial Studies at Renmin University of China in Beijing, said: “China’s foreign policy is not going to change just because of Trump’s election to the presidency. On the other hand, Trump’s return will force China to make its foreign policy more flexible towards some countries.”

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