President Joe Biden has largely stuck with his predecessor’s tough economic line against China, and even taken it a bit further. But that’s not how former President Donald Trump is telling it.
Biden arrived in Japan Thursday for a Group of Seven leaders meeting where he’s seeking to bring allies on board with new U.S. plans to limit investment in China – having already won support from key countries for curbs on technology exports. Those policies mark a step beyond the Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports, which Biden has largely kept in place.
Meanwhile back home, Trump is going on the attack. In a series of speeches and campaign videos, he’s accused Biden of taking a “pro-China” stance, and promised a much sharper rupture between the world’s two biggest economies if he returns to the White House.
