Published: January 12th, 2021,
Last updated: January 26th, 2023
With one week to go until the inauguration, Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the United States of America. The expectations of him couldn’t be higher – in terms of domestic policy, but just as much in terms of his foreign policy. Biden’s predecessor in office seriously damaged the transatlantic relationship and provoked China until his final hours. The China.Table team has been asking around in Washington, Beijing, Brussels and Berlin these days and analyses the expectations of the new US president’s China policy. In today’s Opinion, Jeffrey D. Sachs warns against a continuation of Trump’s policy of disengagement. Despite all the conflicts, the US economist says China is needed to overcome international crises.