China Isn't Going to Bail Out Biden
The U.S. is asking for something that China couldn’t deliver even if it wanted to try.
The U.S. is asking China to help clean up the mess that Israel and the U.S. have made:
The US has asked China to urge Tehran to rein in Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea, but has seen little sign of help from Beijing, according to American officials.
The Chinese government has no incentive to bail out the U.S., but the idea that Beijing could somehow lean on Iran to make the Houthis stop what they’re doing exaggerates both Chinese influence over Iran and Iranian control over the Houthis. The U.S. is asking for something that China couldn’t deliver even if it wanted to try. The fact that the administration would consider turning to China for help rather than pressing for an end to the war in Gaza is another indication of how determined Biden is to continue backing the war without conditions.
It is laughable that the same administration that has been obsessed with containing Chinese power thinks that the Chinese government would lift a finger to assist them on this.