A Second Cold War

A Second Cold War By Choi Sung-jin As expected, most policies of U.S. President Joe Biden are "ABT (anything but Trump)," with one significant exception: the hardball tactics against China. Not only has Biden refused to withdraw the retaliatory tariffs slapped by his predecessor on Chinese imports, but he is doubling down on Washington's offensive against Beijing in economic and technological areas. However, China is no longer what it was, simply swallowing America's admonition, like it or not. As shown by the tough war of words between the two countries' top diplomats in Anchorage three weeks ago. Alas, China is willing to push back on any issue, including even political institutions or value systems.