Recent confrontational actions by China against local rivals Taiwan and India are examples of the communist regime in Beijing challenging the new US president, according to China expert Gordon Chang.
Chang told “Your World” on Wednesday that President Xi Jinping is trying to magnify how Joe Biden compares to his recent predecessors.
The author of ‘The Coming Collapse of China’ noted that such militaristic exercises did not take place in 2017, when Donald Trump took office as president.
GORDON CHANG: I think what they’re trying to do is find out how tough Biden is. These air exercises in Taiwan, Saturday and Sunday, are interpreted in the region as a challenge for Biden. Many people in the US say the same.
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China challenges new US presidents. They did this with George Bush and Barack Obama with military provocations that were dangerous. They did not do that to Donald Trump because I think they were afraid of him.
From comments from members of the Chinese elite, we know that they are not afraid of Biden. This is a very dangerous time because you have leaders in China who are arrogant and they think they can push us around.
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Within a week, China basically [launched] a new invasion of India-controlled territory; in Sikkim. So China is pushing all around its borders. This is really one of the points that could be consequent because Beijing sees who will push back.