Through the activities of the CCP's International Liaison Department, and Party-linked bodies like the China Association for International Friendly Contact, China has made some influential friends.
Until recently, almost all players in Washington D.C. and beyond were convinced by the "Peaceful rise of China" trope, and the value of "Constructive engagement." The common belief was that as China developed economically, it would naturally morph into a liberal state.
In May 2019 Joe Biden distinguished himself from all of the other candidates for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination by ridiculing the idea that China is a strategic threat to the United States.
The United States stood back while China annexed islands and features in the South China Sea and built military bases on them, something Xi had promised Obama he would not do.
Joe Biden cleaves to the belief, now abandoned by many China scholars and most Washington politicians, that engagement with China will entice it into being a responsible stakeholder.
The Bank of China is owned by the state and controlled by the CCP. Hunter Biden's exact role in the company is disputed, but one expert has said that his share in it would be worth around $20 million.
In the crucial years 2014 and 2015, Beijing was aggressively expanding into the South China Sea while Obama, Kerry, and Biden were sitting on their hands.....
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinas-elite-capture-strategy-bidens
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