Kim Strassel: China Testing Its Influence over Democrats, Including Bidens

PERINO Do you think ░░░░░░░░ China is testing Joe ░░░░░░░░ right now STRASSEL Oh ░░░░░░░░ You know one of ░░░░░░░░ best examples of that ░░░░░░░░ its recent jailing of ░░░░░░░░ Lai who obviously is ░░░░░░░░ publisher and an enormous ░░░░░░░░ speech advocate in Hong ░░░░░░░░ Those pictures of him ░░░░░░░░ led away in chains ░░░░░░░░ incredibly provocative And I ░░░░░░░░ have to say that ░░░░░░░░ you were China you ░░░░░░░░ very happy with what ░░░░░░░░ think you re now ░░░░░░░░ in this incoming administration ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden hasn t ░░░░░░░░ this issue Some of ░░░░░░░░ advisers have talked about ░░░░░░░░ need for China to ░░░░░░░░ Hong Kong their ability ░░░░░░░░ manage their own democracy ░░░░░░░░ they have not actually ░░░░░░░░ this one provocation And ░░░░░░░░ provocation was aimed to ░░░░░░░░ how would Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ PERINO The other thing ░░░░░░░░ with John Kerry becoming ░░░░░░░░ climate czar and we ░░░░░░░░ what China does they ░░░░░░░░ build a new coal ░░░░░░░░ plant every week They ░░░░░░░░ t care about the ░░░░░░░░ but they pretend to ░░░░░░░░ do you see happening ░░░░░░░░ STRASSEL This is really ░░░░░░░░ because this is Joe ░░░░░░░░ he s making very ░░░░░░░░ his top priority is ░░░░░░░░ It s running through ░░░░░░░░ single one of his ░░░░░░░░ now and it s ░░░░░░░░ clear in all of ░░░░░░░░ picks he s making ░░░░░░░░ here s the deal ░░░░░░░░ that will be the ░░░░░░░░ for Joe Biden to ░░░░░░░░ he s had a ░░░░░░░░ breakthrough he s getting ░░░░░░░░ to join the world ░░░░░░░░ climate progress Well what ░░░░░░░░ China going to demand ░░░░░░░░ return for making those ░░░░░░░░ of commitments minor though ░░░░░░░░ may be Is it ░░░░░░░░ to be America s ░░░░░░░░ on things like Hong ░░░░░░░░ atrocities on its other ░░░░░░░░ throughout the world And ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you why ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ lot of confidence because ░░░░░░░░ Kerry he was the ░░░░░░░░ who gave us that ░░░░░░░░ deal and not kind ░░░░░░░░ one to go down ░░░░░░░░ the history books in ░░░░░░░░ of tough negotiations PERINO ░░░░░░░░ s true It is ░░░░░░░░