Chinese state media blasted the administration of President Joe Biden amid tensions related to Taiwan, saying the current U. S. government is the “most incapable and degenerate in the country’s history.”
China claims Taiwan as part of its nation under the “one country, two systems” policy. But Taiwan has maintained its independence and autonomy for decades, with the U. S. expressing military support for the country if Beijing were ever to attempt to take it back by force. The Biden administration is currently working to help Taiwan participate at the United Nations in a more “meaningful” way, drawing China’s anger.
The Global Times, which is published by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, wrote a scathing editorial criticizing the U. S. and the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy.
“The current U. S. government is the most incapable and degenerate in the country’s history. The U.S.’ national strength has greatly lost its relative advantage, so the cards of trade and human rights Washington plays to counter China have almost no effect at all,” the English-language publication wrote.
“Meanwhile, the military deterrence from the Chinese mainland is also containing the Taiwan card the U. S. plays. The U.S. then has come to this cheap shot as a ‘new weapon’ to launch an alternative offensive against China,” it continued.
The state-controlled Chinese news outlet warned that U. S. efforts to back Taiwan at the U.N. would cause “deep divisions… (Read more)
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