Biden’s China Policy Is Poised for Re-Airing, Not a Refresh

  • Blinken speech Thursday may shed little light after 16 months
  • U.S., China ties hitting new roadblocks over war in Ukraine
U.S.-China Relations Bouncing Along the Bottom: Lavin
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The unveiling of President Joe Biden’s detailed strategy toward China -- delayed by internal deliberations, Covid-19 and the Ukraine conflict -- will have to wait even longer.

Despite anticipation over how the U.S. sees relations between the world’s two biggest economies developing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is likely to offer little that’s new to help guide policy makers, analysts and markets in a speech he was meant to deliver, according to people familiar with his planned remarks who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the event.