Biden’s win is a bad omen for China — and that will strain the two Koreas
Biden’s relationship with North Korea is onto a troubled start, and China is likely to back whatever the DPRK does
Experts are generally split on whether China is happy about Joe Biden’s election victory, but several factors suggest that a Biden White House is a bad omen for Beijing — and that will only further complicate North and South Korea’s relationship in the future.
U.S.-China relations under the Obama administration are a likely prologue for Biden’s future approach to China. Obama’s China policy was often referred to as “coopetainment”: the U.S. cooperated with China on economic development and environmental issues, but also adopted a containment posture through its military alliances in