American Foreign Policy Council

The risk of China appeasement — redux

February 22, 2021
Related Categories: Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues; International Economics and Trade; Public Diplomacy and Information Operations; China

"Given the broader context of Chinese foreign policy, Biden’s apparent shift is prudent — and at least partially aligns with the assessments of the previous administration. Beijing’s responsibility for and response to COVID-19 had, in the judgment of Trump administration officials, exposed the failure of America’s decades-long gambit to change the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through engagement".

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