Are Biden’s China policies advancing or harming US interests?

AT FIRST glance, US President Joe Biden’s China policies, aimed at de-coupling the two economies’ tech sectors, make a lot of sense, if you see Beijing (indeed, as most of Washington does) as America’s leading geo-strategic adversary.

There was a time before the start of the Cold War II between China and the US, when American policymakers and legislators could argue that it was possible to draw a line between the geo-economic ties and geo-strategic relationship between the two countries.

So it was conceivable, in theory at least, to promote close US trade and investment ties with China, while at the same time take steps in the diplomatic and military arenas to contain potential Chinese threats to the strategic interests of America and its allies in the Pacific Rim.