Commentary On April 28, U.S. President Joe Biden gave a speech to Congress in which he raised the issue of competition with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the 21st century. In a rare move, the CCP’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded swiftly, accusing the U.S. government of desecrating democracy and breaking international rules. When talking about democracy, Biden said in his speech that “autocrats will not win the future.” When addressing economic issues with the Chinese regime, Biden said that the United States would “defend America’s interests across the board” and that “America will stand up to unfair trade practices that undercut workers and American industries like subsidies from state to state-owned operations and enterprises and the theft of American technology and intellectual property.” Regarding the CCP’s growing aggression on the world stage, Biden said that “we’ll maintain a strong relationship in the Indo-Pacific.” He said he had told …