Heritage’s Dean Cheng: China Is Hoping Joe Biden Rolls Back Trump’s Strong Policies

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MCSHANE Let ░░░░░░░░ bring Dean Cheng in ░░░░░░░░ more on all of ░░░░░░░░ from the Heritage Foundation ░░░░░░░░ s a research fellow ░░░░░░░░ Chinese political and security ░░░░░░░░ And Dean it s ░░░░░░░░ to have you back ░░░░░░░░ the show with us ░░░░░░░░ do you think because ░░░░░░░░ s never simple when ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ government but how do ░░░░░░░░ think they really view ░░░░░░░░ Biden versus President Trump ░░░░░░░░ do you think they ░░░░░░░░ the differences are CHENG ░░░░░░░░ from their point of ░░░░░░░░ first off anyone and ░░░░░░░░ is better than Donald ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump really upended ░░░░░░░░ table the entire game ░░░░░░░░ so to speak He ░░░░░░░░ tariffs He was willing ░░░░░░░░ talk to the Taiwanese ░░░░░░░░ authorized a very major ░░░░░░░░ sales to Taiwan He ░░░░░░░░ China over Uighurs These ░░░░░░░░ all things that are ░░░░░░░░ China s perspective are ░░░░░░░░ illegitimate Obviously not from ░░░░░░░░ American perspective but from ░░░░░░░░ so their hope is ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden is going ░░░░░░░░ stop all of these ░░░░░░░░ if for no other ░░░░░░░░ than Donald Trump supported ░░░░░░░░ but they also have ░░░░░░░░ remember that under Barack ░░░░░░░░ where Biden was vice ░░░░░░░░ there s a very ░░░░░░░░ record On the one ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration put ░░░░░░░░ so called Asia pivot ░░░░░░░░ to pay more attention ░░░░░░░░ Asia but they also ░░░░░░░░ much gave China a ░░░░░░░░ hand in the South ░░░░░░░░ Sea so it s ░░░░░░░░ to be so I ░░░░░░░░ they are going forward ░░░░░░░░ but for them optimistically ░░░░░░░░ Right because Biden could ░░░░░░░░ some of those old ░░░░░░░░ that were being put ░░░░░░░░ place at the end ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration especially ░░░░░░░░ try to line up ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ China have them gang ░░░░░░░░ on China which I ░░░░░░░░ is probably a concern ░░░░░░░░ them I noticed that ░░░░░░░░ picked up on the ░░░░░░░░ of the Uighur Muslim ░░░░░░░░ or minority in the ░░░░░░░░ part of China The ░░░░░░░░ Administration referred to the ░░░░░░░░ of those people as ░░░░░░░░ genocide on its way ░░░░░░░░ the door You re ░░░░░░░░ that the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ not do the same ░░░░░░░░ do you suggest they ░░░░░░░░ that because obviously everybody ░░░░░░░░ what s happening there ░░░░░░░░ a terrible thing CHENG ░░░░░░░░ I m not suggesting ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration should ░░░░░░░░ change that determination I ░░░░░░░░ saying the Chinese are ░░░░░░░░ that the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ change that Now I ░░░░░░░░ that in fact by ░░░░░░░░ it on the way ░░░░░░░░ on the one hand ░░░░░░░░ Trump folks left Biden ░░░░░░░░ some of a problem ░░░░░░░░ but a problem they ░░░░░░░░ also exploit They can ░░░░░░░░ to this and say ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ the situation we have ░░░░░░░░ standing finding that you ░░░░░░░░ committing genocide This is ░░░░░░░░ going to be something ░░░░░░░░ plays to Europe Europe ░░░░░░░░ signed an investment agreement ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese There s ░░░░░░░░ lot of controversy about ░░░░░░░░ because it took no ░░░░░░░░ about slave labor and ░░░░░░░░ a genocide finding is ░░░░░░░░ to make it a ░░░░░░░░ harder for Europe to ░░░░░░░░ of just say hey ░░░░░░░░ re just here to ░░░░░░░░ money MCSHANE Right so ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration may have ░░░░░░░░ their the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ favor on that if ░░░░░░░░ use it correctly Where ░░░░░░░░ Where would you start ░░░░░░░░ you were President Biden ░░░░░░░░ would you try to ░░░░░░░░ first and maybe score ░░░░░░░░ points if you think ░░░░░░░░ have some goodwill here ░░░░░░░░ can you take advantage ░░░░░░░░ that situation CHENG I ░░░░░░░░ that obviously one of ░░░░░░░░ big issues is going ░░░░░░░░ be cyber If the ░░░░░░░░ really want to make ░░░░░░░░ gesture they would hopefully ░░░░░░░░ holding off on some ░░░░░░░░ their massive amounts of ░░░░░░░░ espionage Clearly the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ movement on making Huawei ░░░░░░░░ acceptable I think that ░░░░░░░░ s actually a very ░░░░░░░░ move and I think ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration could easily ░░░░░░░░ that There are areas ░░░░░░░░ there is a common ░░░░░░░░ of view one of ░░░░░░░░ would be about Huawei ░░░░░░░░ think that the European ░░░░░░░░ deal that they cut ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese is something ░░░░░░░░ he needs to talk ░░░░░░░░ out European allies because ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ support that s gonna ░░░░░░░░ a major obstacle because ░░░░░░░░ are basically saying we ░░░░░░░░ to make money and ░░░░░░░░ China does to their ░░░░░░░░ that s their business ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ real obstacle MCSHANE Yeah ░░░░░░░░ the U S in ░░░░░░░░ tough spot and has ░░░░░░░░ the last few years ░░░░░░░░ Cheng thank you from ░░░░░░░░