Biden’s Asia Adviser Says There Are Still No Safeguards in U.S.-China Relations

Flags on display at a news conference between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on Jan. 27. Photo: Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s efforts to put a floor under the rapidly deteriorating relationship with China have not yet succeeded, Biden’s top Asia adviser said Thursday.

“There’s a recognition that in many respects our efforts to build a foundation or floor under the relationship and guardrails have yet to be successful,” White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said at an event at the Center for a New American Security.