
TOKYO -- More than half of business leaders in China and South Korea expect U.S.-China relations to improve under the incoming Joe Biden administration, giving the global economy a lift, according to a recent survey by Nikkei and leading Chinese and South Korean newspapers.
In China, 57% of respondents said the bilateral relationship will improve or greatly improve after Biden takes office as president on Jan. 20, while 51% of South Korean respondents said the same. Japanese business leaders are more pessimistic, with just over 25% expecting an improvement; more than 70% predict bilateral ties will stay the same.