In its early stages, the Biden administration shows every sign of continuing this campaign. In his first press conference as president on March 25, 2021, Biden roundly declared: “China has an overall goal, and I don’t criticize them for the goal, but they have an overall goal to become the leading country in the world, the wealthiest country in the world, and the most powerful country in the world. That’s not going to happen on my watch because the United States are going to continue to grow and expand.”
