James Crabtree is executive director of IISS-Asia in Singapore. He is author of "The Billionaire Raj."
President must soon decide how much tougher he wants to become


A screen shows the inauguration of President Joe Biden at a shopping mall in Beijing on Jan. 21: the president's honeymoon with China is coming to an end. © AP
James Crabtree is executive director of IISS-Asia in Singapore. He is author of "The Billionaire Raj."