US China Policy: Too Late, Too Little to Offer

Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Woodside, California, November 15, 2023. Photo: US State Department.

U.S. presidents nearing the end of theIr terms typically try to resolve policy challenges at the last minute in order to bolster their legacies.  For President Bill Clinton, it was a belated effort to solve the North Korean problem, which received insufficient attention during his eight years in the White House.  For President George W. Bush, it was a belated attempt to improve the bilateral relationship with Russia...