WASHINGTON, May 13 — President Donald Trump has seized on Americans' growing animosity toward China over the coronavirus outbreak to underpin his re-election pitch, arguing he will hit Beijing harder than anyone. That is just so much tough talk, hardly substantiated by action, says the campaign...
Wednesday, 13 May 2020 08:54 AM MYT
Biden's campaign is preparing to roll out policies on how his future administration would better deal with China and will continue to show how Trump is weak on America's top geopolitical and economic competitor, Sullivan said. On the years-long trade war with China, Biden's campaign will highlight its contention that Americans have paid a significant price while getting little in return.
“Joe Biden has a terrible record on China, having coddled them over his four decades in Washington,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Sarah Matthews said of Biden, who also served as a US senator. A Reuters/Ipsos poll from April 15 to 21 showed 52 per cent of independents disapproved of the president's handling of China, compared with 33 per cent who approved.
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