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Under Joe Biden, US and China could work together on Covid-19, climate change, analysts say
- North Korea nuclear issue is another area where new administration may seek Beijing’s cooperation
- But the two powers are expected to continue their rivalry, especially where national interests are at stake
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China and the United States may seek to cooperate on shared challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change to improve their turbulent relationship under a new US administration, according to analysts.
But they said there would be no end to the great power rivalry, and the two countries were expected to continue locking horns over issues where their national interests were at stake.
The assessment came after Democrat Joe Biden on Saturday declared victory in the US election, while President Donald Trump has refused to concede defeat and vowed to contest the outcome.
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Beijing – which has yet to officially congratulate Biden – now faces a new administration which analysts said could take less drastic action against it than Trump’s, while being more willing to work together.
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China waits to congratulate Joe Biden on US election win
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Relations between the world’s two largest economies sank to their lowest point in decades ahead of the election, with Trump blaming Beijing for the coronavirus – calling it the “China plague” – and US officials and politicians demanding an investigation into its origin and filing lawsuits against the Chinese government over its handling of the outbreak. The virus was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
If Biden wants to pursue a different strategy to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, he will also need China’s cooperation
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