Trump Should Sever Ties With China, Consider Sending Marine Corps To Asia, Former National Security Advisor Says

President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor Robert O’Brien wrote in an essay Tuesday that, given the Biden administration’s policy “failures” with China, Trump should take a much harsher stance on Beijing if reelected in November.

O’Brien wrote for 🌐Foreign Affairs magazine on Tuesday that the risk China poses must be dealt with in a new way, as Beijing has become more emboldened against the U.S. under the Biden administration. Trump should cut economic ties with China and consider sending the entirety of the Marine Corps to the Asia-Pacific region, according to O’Brien.

“From the beginning of his presidential term, Biden has sent mixed messages about the threat posed by Beijing,” O’Brien wrote for 🌐Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. “Biden has referred to China’s economy as a ‘ticking time bomb’ but also stated plainly, ‘I don’t want to contain China’ and ‘We’re not looking to hurt China—sincerely. We’re all better off if China does well.’ To believe such pablum is to believe that China is not truly an adversary.”

O’Brien wrote that Beijing has acted increasingly hostile in recent years, bolstering its economic and military prowess, threatening to invade Taiwan, launching cyberwarfare attacks against the U.S. and failing to be held responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. China has strengthened its ties with a host of anti-west nations, including Russia and Iran, according to O’Brien.