Uncle Mu's international review comes to talk about a relatively interesting topic:
The Biden administration has appointed a 32-year-old director of China affairs at the National Security Council. Isn't that surprising?
Uncle Mu was very clear that when he saw Gwitz's age, many Chinese people were suspicious and even began to express indignation. They see Biden's choice of him as a sign of contempt for China.
That is to say, this person is not at all the traditional diplomat we remember, nor is he a scheming diplomat, let alone a scholar with many years of rich diplomatic experience or international relations theory.
He's just a graduate student or PhD student in his early 30s, even a little bit of a stinky.
Does it mean that Biden really despises China by handing over such an important China-related position to such a person, who is not particularly experienced, and who is so young?
When he first saw this age, Uncle Mu did think that he was too young, but when he saw this person's resume, he also felt that this person did have his own set.
Göwitz is very interested in China, and he went to a Chinese media internship in 2009, which is a very rare phenomenon in the experience of American diplomats, and he is a typical Chinese communicator. Chinese not bad, you can read all kinds of Chinese documents with complex wording.
He is also a typical high-caliber student, having graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in modern Chinese history from Oxford University.
During this time, he entered the Obama administration as an international special adviser on energy issues. He later became a prominent Kennedy School Public Policy Fellow.
In 2020, Gwitz joined the Association for Foreign Relations, focusing on China studies. He is also a researcher at Columbia University's China Program.
Only 32 years old, but with this study and work resume, it can definitely make people look impressive!
Now that he has entered the Biden administration, he is another typical "revolving door" talent, and the future is bright.
In fact, Biden's ability to use him not only does not show that the United States despises China, but also shows that the US government's China policy has two characteristics:
First, flexible and changeable;
Second, eclectic talent.
In terms of flexibility and change, that is to say, the Biden administration has a clear goal: to have a comprehensive understanding of China. As long as he is an appointee, he can have any beneficial impact on the US government's China policy.
It doesn't matter how old he is, only what some of his past experiences and how he thinks. Well, the experience and thinking of Gwitz is perfectly in line with the ideology of the Biden administration, so naturally he can be appointed.
In terms of eclectic demotion, the Appointment of any government official in the United States does not have a particularly large consideration for age, including the election for president.
Biden is 78 years old, he is 82 years old when he is president, but he can also be elected. As long as he's in good health, as long as his age and mind can keep up with the work of the president of the United States, it's no problem.
A 32-year-old young man like Gwitz shoulders the heavy responsibility of relations with China, which is relatively rare in American diplomatic circles, but it is not unique. It is because of the eclectic demotion of people in American politics is a very normal phenomenon.
It doesn't mean that appointing a young or even stinky person means that Biden doesn't pay any attention to China at all. Thinking in this way may underestimate the Pressure of the Biden Administration on China or the Flexibility of the Biden Administration toward China.