The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

François Godement: "Beijing is not relieved by the departure of Donald Trump"

2021-01-20T20:40:56.588Z


INTERVIEW - The disorganization of the outgoing president made work easier for China, according to the historian.


Adviser for Asia at the Institut Montaigne, François Godement is the author of a recent report on the EU-China agreement.

LE FIGARO.

- Is China relieved of Trump's departure?

François GODEMENT.

-

China is certainly not relieved.

Biden's campaign comments have been harsh.

Donald Trump had the advantage of being a little disorganized even though Beijing hates unpredictability.

At the same time, the disorder at the top that it introduced and the mistrust of the allies given his remarks made the job a bit easier for China.

Today, we are starting to see the first choices, at least declarative, of the Biden Administration.

The desire to qualify as genocide what is happening around Xinjiang is very important.

The programmed extinction and erasure of Uighur identity as well as the mass sterilizations in Xinjiang, the confinement and brainwashing of millions of Uighurs and Kazakhs effectively qualify these acts as a crime against humanity.

There is

This article is for subscribers only.

You have 80% left to discover.

Subscribe: 1 € the first month

Can be canceled at any time

I ENJOY IT

Already subscribed?

Log in

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2021-01-20

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.