US desires ‘Competition, Not Conflict’ with China National May 3, 2021 On the eve of his first 100 days in office, in his speech to Congress, US President Joe Biden made it clear that his country wants competition and not conflict with China. This is a clear departure from the Trump administration, which blamed the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) for the coronavirus pandemic (calling it Kung Flu), the trade deficit, IP theft, opioid addiction, spying, military aggression and much more besides. He had created a boogeyman of Beijing, taking the world’s leading economy to a path of...