Why US’ Joe Biden can’t go soft on China

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Why US’ Joe Biden can’t go soft on China

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In this #Insight special forum, Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS), shares his thoughts on US policy with regards to China and the deep structural issues that underlie it, regardless of who sits in the Oval Office.

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