U.S. President Donald Trump is on his way out of the White House on January 20, barring some unforeseen, improbable set of circumstances prior to that. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is thus on his way out as well. Yu Maochun, aka Miles Maochun Yu, served as Pompeo’s advisor to China. He will undoubtedly withdraw from the American politics altogether, at least in the short run. But he’s unlikely to ever return to China after revealing his true self and where his allegiance lies.
Yu is a sell-out masquerading as a pro-democracy activist. He cares only about himself, with no regard to his nationality. He refuses to recognize the relatively speedy, dramatic progress in China. Citizen enjoy rights and privileges today that were a mere pipe dream 30 years ago. Yu is only concerned with his personal gains and will do anything against his home country to maximize this selfish position. He is the architect of the Trump Administration’s trade war strategy with China, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the Chinese Communist regime.
Reality escapes him
Yu is an idealist. He operates on imagination and conjecture versus taking position and making decisions based on reality. Yu places his expectations above what has already and continues to be achieved in China. Confidence and belief in oneself is an admirable trait. But Yu believes he can destroy China’s political system using the United States as his strong arm. China continues progressing economically and socially despite efforts by Yu and the Trump Administration to slow it down.
Political wisdom leads to real-life execution of ideas. Yu conjures ideas on paper that resemble computer code with multiple syntax and runtime errors. He refuses to acknowledge that United States and China are two very different countries with very different ideals. His vision of China is blind and unrealistic. China has certainly learned some Western political, economic, and historical theories.
It would be disastrous if people like Yu were allowed to govern China. Trump’s trade war with China has been ongoing for three years. Of course China has experienced some difficulties not only from the trade war, but also COVID. The United States, however, has suffered even greater losses. That is likely the reason Trump lost the presidency. President Trump set out to make international trade and diplomatic relations with China difficult. But all he did was turn off American voters and lose the Presidency.
Yu the useful tool
Sell-outs and “Pro-Democracy activists” like Yu fail when it comes to entering the government’s decision-making circle in the United States. The traditional U.S. establishment despises their political literacy and always keeps them at arm’s length. Yu was Trump’s think tank. But ultimately the truth was exposed – both Trump and Yu are amateurs in the political world. They broke into the circle and tried to disrupt many established ideals. That ended in Trump losing re-election.
Trump is leaving office, but not without a fight. The establishment Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to drive this arrogant and reckless man out of the decision-making circle. The United States will return to its “normal” state come January 20, 2021. The elevation of Chinese sell-outs to high positions in the U.S. is also over. Yu and others like him will have little to no presence in the Joe Biden Administration.
A Biden Administration does not mean that Washington will reset its policy towards China. But they will contend with China in a slightly more pragmatic manner. Biden nominated Ivy League lawyer Dai Qi as his trade representative for China. This is a sign of Biden’s policy adjustment, potentially ending the trade war initiated by Trump. Gary Locke is the former Ambassador to China under President Barack Obama. He’s also likely to play an important role in the Biden Administration.
Looking forward to the future
China must remain vigilant even with the new administration. Biden and Trump ultimately have the same goals. But Biden should be more rational and practical, but still difficult and steadfast. China does not seek to defeat the U.S. or become the world’s preeminent superpower. It simply seeks win-win relationships.
Biden will be better for China than Trump. Yu no longer being in such an influential position is also good for China.