The Biden Statement on China's Dilemma Is a Classic Case of a Gaffe

Biden's comment is a classic case of what the that Great Washington Sage Mike Kingsley once said, which is when a politician blurts out the truth. Biden did not try to quote clean up that comment at his news conference yesterday. He reiterated it. And I think it just goes to show the sort of difficult balance that our policy toward China is going through right now.