Capitol Hill finds rare bipartisan cause in China – but it could pose problems

While there’s bipartisan agreement on the need to better compete with China following the suspected spy balloon incident, there isn’t agreement on how to do so. Photograph: Us Navy/Reuters

In the weeks since the US military shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have spoken passionately about the need to more effectively compete with Beijing. A resolution condemning China for the balloon incident passed the House in an unanimous vote of 419 to 0.

Joe Biden has similarly expressed hope that efforts to strengthen America’s global competitiveness in response to a rising China can unite Democrats and Republicans in an era defined by bitter partisanship.