The Implications of a Harris Presidency on the Future of the Sino-American Relationship A transition from a Biden to Harris administration would be neither the first nor the last in the country’s political history. At the same time, any transition is a time of peril where allies will need assurance of U.S. interests and the U.S. commitment, and foes will have to be deterred. Like Banquo’s ghost at the feast, a harbinger of a certain reckoning, a significant factor that overshadows and could upset and complicate Sino-American relations within the scope of the first term of Biden administration is the possibility that Biden leaves office for health or other reasons before the completion of his full four-year term. Were this to occur, then there will be three major consequences that would adversely impact U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific region.