China’s Global Times published an editorial Jan. 22 warning U.S. President Joe Biden to “break Pompeo’s trap” and not continue the viciously anti-China policy he championed in the last administration. Pompeo and his allies “hope to see a clash between the Biden administration and China,” the editorial stated. “Pompeo and others stepped up their crazy attacks on China in their last moments in office, digging a hole for the new U.S. administration’s future relations with China. It’s fair to say they are unpardonably evil, and deserve punishment.… Pompeo and others have acted too viciously against China. They must pay the price in the end. This is China’s unwavering attitude.”
China, the editorial continued, is prepared to work with the United States, but “the Republicans want to continue to manipulate the Democratic administration’s China policy.… All this will push the Biden administration to fall into the trap set by politicians like Pompeo, leading to a scenario that Biden has to follow the rules of Trump or even of Pompeo.… Pompeo and others will try their best to hijack U.S. public opinion and dictate diplomacy with China, until they return to office one day.… We don’t want them to have a role in bilateral relations any more, nor do we hope to see their shadows to haunt the Biden Administration in its China policy. Trump and Pompeo’s words and rules shouldn’t be taken into consideration when China and the U.S. develop relations in the next four years.”
