President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- Joe Biden on Wednesday painted a dire picture of China's economy to US steelworkers.
- Calling China "xenophobic," Biden unleashed some of his harshest comments ever about Beijing.
- Bashing China fits well into Biden's new election cadence of hyping up the US economy as a lasting, dominant force.