Baucus: Presidential election won't change relations with China much

摘要

U.S. relations with China - including the phase-one trade deal - won't change much regardless of who wins the White House in November, according to former Ambassador to China Max Baucus, though former Vice President Joe Biden, should he prevail, likely will shake up the "process" while rallying U.S. allies to confront Beijing in a more coordinated fashion. Baucus, who is advising Biden on China, told the American Chamber of Commerce in the People's Republic of China in a recent interview that no matter who wins the election, "at a certain level, things are not going to change a lot. Because the tectonic plates are shifting, with a rising power and an established power, it's inevitable that there will be tension between the two largest economies, especially when each has very different cultural backgrounds."