Opinion | Even with Joe Biden in the White House, it’s safer for China to keep America at a distance
- Biden has many balls to keep in the air – Covid-19, the economy, the 2022 midterm congressional elections, his 2024 re-election – and it will be all too easy to fail. In that case, Beijing would be a convenient scapegoat for Washington
January 6, the day of the Capitol attack, was doubtless a watershed in American politics. It saw the climax of the right-wing attempt, epitomised by the four-year presidency of Donald Trump, to roll back the progressive tide – which was followed by a surprisingly ruthless counter-attack by the left-wing establishment in the days leading up to, and stretching beyond, Biden’s inauguration.
In recent weeks, Washington has looked more like war-torn Baghdad, partitioned into Green and Red Zones, and less like a shining city on the hill.
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US House impeaches Trump for inciting deadly Capitol attack
The world is now witnessing an unprecedented, blatant liberal crackdown on the reactionary masses, an instance when the United States is putting aside much of the prudence and moderation it has demanded from other countries, in the name of good fighting evil at a defining moment.