US President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address in front of a divided Congress will address China more firmly.
| President Joe Biden will take a stronger stance on China and attempt to tout the strength of the US economy in hisMr Biden will deliver his second annual address on Tuesday evening to a newly divided Congress and with fears the economy may be headed for a recession after months of monetary tightening to bring down high inflation.
Despite the positive news, Mr Biden, 80, faces renewed scrutiny over whether he should seek four more years in the White House or hand the keys over to a younger generation. The president has a 58 per cent disapproval rating largely on his handling of the economy. “The president will remind us, I’m sure, that the country has created 12 million jobs since he took office,” Mr Wessel said, “But I think he has to be careful for a couple of reasons. First, people don’t like to be told that they should be feel better than they do.”
Mr Biden is also expected to signal a more hawkish position on China, especially in light of the China spy balloon fiasco that has created a fresh partisan flash point, with Republicans arguing the balloon flying over the US last week should have been downed earlier.Increasing US concerns about China’s assertiveness meant a tougher stance would have wide support, said Brookings International relations expert Constanze Stelzenmüller.
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