Really embarrassing and shortsighted decision.. As a person whose views align with Sanders, I chose to vote for Trump in 2020 since he's the first world leader to do something meaningful to stand up to China (and quite frankly, Biden had a horrendous China record throughout his political career). I had been cautiously optimistic about the Biden administration when they didn't immediately return to kowtowing to China like the Obama/Biden administration (I even became hopeful that I could finally vote for a democrat again), but I guess it was just a matter of time before he would shoot us in the foot by "playing by the rules" against an enemy that will cheat at every turn.
The democratic approach works great when you're dealing with honest and trustworthy nations that share similar goals and hopes for the future.. but the moment you're dealing with authoritarian dictatorships then the system will fall apart.. it wasn't a big problem before when the authoritarian countries were weak and unable to compete, but we've reached a point where China can easily copy pretty much everything the developed nations are capable of - now add lower wages, 996 work hours, forced labor, support from a government that won't hesitate for a second to block their competitors from entering their billion+ users market, a government that will threaten to do x and y if the country doesn't do z to support their company, etc.
The democratic approach works great when you're dealing with honest and trustworthy nations that share similar goals and hopes for the future.. but the moment you're dealing with authoritarian dictatorships then the system will fall apart.. it wasn't a big problem before when the authoritarian countries were weak and unable to compete, but we've reached a point where China can easily copy pretty much everything the developed nations are capable of - now add lower wages, 996 work hours, forced labor, support from a government that won't hesitate for a second to block their competitors from entering their billion+ users market, a government that will threaten to do x and y if the country doesn't do z to support their company, etc.