Republican lawmakers are calling for the Biden administration to harden its policy toward Beijing, saying that recent remarks from senior officials revealed a failure to “grasp the true threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party.” U.S. climate envoy John Kerry recently responded to a question about the plight of Uyghurs in China’s western Xinjiang region by saying that “life is always full of tough choices in the relationship between nations” and later that “first and foremost, this planet must be protected.” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also signaled a desire to improve U.S. business ties with China. Given the size of the Chinese market, “we need to do business there,” she told The Wall Street Journal on Sept. 24, adding that “robust commercial engagement will help to mitigate any potential tensions” and “prevent unintended conflict.” Such remarks have prompted concern among lawmakers in the China Task Force, a grouping of House …