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Bill Clinton Says China’s Direction Under Xi Upended U.S. Ties

Former president and Tony Blair speak at New Economy Forum
Clinton says there’s a ‘desperate need to work together’

WATCH: Former President Bill Clinton and Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair discuss the U.S.-China relationship and how the U.S. could strengthen its negotiating position with China by enlisting partners from Europe to Asia.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Iain Marlow

November 17, 2020 at 1:03 AM UTC

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Former President Bill Clinton said Xi Jinping’s long-term reign has upended U.S.-China relations, and will require Joe Biden’s incoming administration and its allies to take a more coordinated approach to dealing with Beijing.

Speaking in conversation with former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Clinton said the U.S. could strengthen its negotiating position with China by enlisting partners, from Europe to Asian nations which were part of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact abandoned by President Donald Trump.