By Daniel Davis
Since Xi Jinping's elevation late last year to an unprecedented third term as China's president, Beijing has launched a major diplomatic offensive, courting European, South American and Middle Eastern states while mending fences with others it had previously menaced, such as Australia.
Yet despite this change of tone, Washington has continued to demonize China, putting it nearly on a level with Russia, whose president has been hounded by an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
While this approach plays well in the domestic press and makes many in America feel good, it is a terrible way to conduct affairs -- and worse, it harms U.S. interests.
This piece was originally published in Nikkei Asian Review on May 4, 2023. Read more HERE.