Former Pentagon adviser Jason Israel said President Joe Biden is calling on his allies to pressure China into greater cooperation with world powers and avoid military action. While speaking on Sky News Australia, Mr Israel said President Biden is hoping that if China is more isolated it won’t behave as aggressively. He also noted that Barack Obama’s initial strategy struggled to be effective.
He added that Donald Trump’s method was more effective but did not work entirely.
Mr Israel said: “Let’s look back at the last two presidential administrations.
“When I was in the White House working for President Obama, we learned diplomatic overtures and agreements ultimately fell flat.
“China didn’t respect those.
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“Under President Trump’s administration, the way that trade deals and sanctions were being used against China showed that China did respond in some way to those more forceful measures.
“But neither has entirely worked.”
Mr Israel then highlighted the differences the Biden administration will be making and what it hopes to achieve.
He said: “What the Biden administration is trying to do is get as many countries to follow it to isolate China.
“That would be the number one goal on the Asia pacific strategy for the Biden administration.
“You are starting to see examples of that over and over again.
“That is still somewhat in the grey zone but the more China the US can get its allies on board to counter China, the more successful it believes it will be.”