US-China Tension Is Worse Under Biden, Stephen Roach Says

  • Yale academic sees ‘unrelenting’ pressure as US targets China
  • No. 2 economy’s outlook also challenged by demographic issues
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The US-China relationship is no better under US President Joe Biden than it was for his predecessor Donald Trump -- and it may even have gotten worse, according to economist Stephen Roach.

“If anything, he’s been tougher,” Roach said of Biden. The Yale University faculty member and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia spoke to Bloomberg TV in an interview this week.