Ben Rhodes Blames Trump for Chinese Scolding Biden’s Secretary of State

MITCHELL And Ben you ░░░░░░░░ been at those tables ░░░░░░░░ the closed doors when ░░░░░░░░ cameras are kicked out ░░░░░░░░ next to President Obama ░░░░░░░░ the world What does ░░░░░░░░ mean for the larger ░░░░░░░░ Now it s clear ░░░░░░░░ the Biden team wants ░░░░░░░░ stake out their own ░░░░░░░░ and they want to ░░░░░░░░ tough They didn t ░░░░░░░░ any Trump tariffs on ░░░░░░░░ But they said going ░░░░░░░░ that in their Asia ░░░░░░░░ they said China s ░░░░░░░░ have been aggressive and ░░░░░░░░ They talked about human ░░░░░░░░ when they were in ░░░░░░░░ and South Korea And ░░░░░░░░ they sanctioned China for ░░░░░░░░ Kong just two days ░░░░░░░░ So should they ve ░░░░░░░░ prepared for a very ░░░░░░░░ meeting They told the ░░░░░░░░ going in they thought ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ RHODES Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ knew something like this ░░░░░░░░ coming I have never ░░░░░░░░ anything quite like that ░░░░░░░░ even behind closed doors ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese where meetings ░░░░░░░░ usually quite scripted I ░░░░░░░░ there is a common ░░░░░░░░ between what we see ░░░░░░░░ Russia and China which ░░░░░░░░ that those two countries ░░░░░░░░ pretty accustomed in the ░░░░░░░░ few years to the ░░░░░░░░ States being essentially absent ░░░░░░░░ holding up the international ░░░░░░░░ from speaking out on ░░░░░░░░ like human rights and ░░░░░░░░ And I think that ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia wanted ░░░░░░░░ test early on whether ░░░░░░░░ could brush back the ░░░░░░░░ team so that they ░░░░░░░░ t raise those issues ░░░░░░░░ China and Russia don ░░░░░░░░ like to hear lectures ░░░░░░░░ They don t like ░░░░░░░░ on their internal affairs ░░░░░░░░ I think this was ░░░░░░░░ test as was the ░░░░░░░░ of Russian ambassador I ░░░░░░░░ frankly yesterday Tony Blinken ░░░░░░░░ Jake Sullivan and calling ░░░░░░░░ in the press after ░░░░░░░░ long Chinese really at ░░░░░░░░ beginning of the meeting ░░░░░░░░ think they passed the ░░░░░░░░ They showed look we ░░░░░░░░ not just speaking for ░░░░░░░░ we are speaking for ░░░░░░░░ set of values and ░░░░░░░░ the way we are ░░░░░░░░ for all these allies ░░░░░░░░ we have been consulting ░░░░░░░░ They had just been ░░░░░░░░ Korea and Japan So ░░░░░░░░ think it does set ░░░░░░░░ up to be quite ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ important to set red ░░░░░░░░ and then figure out ░░░░░░░░ to cooperate while you ░░░░░░░░ been clear about your ░░░░░░░░