US-born Gary Locke criticises the president after he was featured in a commercial that portrays Joe Biden as 'soft' on China.
Mr Locke appears briefly greeting the former vice president on stage in Beijing in 2013.
It is part of a montage of pictures of Mr Biden, who is expected to take on Mr Trump in November's presidential election, with Chinese figures, including presidentThe Democrat is running neck and neck with Mr Trump, with the latest opinion poll putting them both on 42%, according to Real Clear Politics.Mr Biden said in a statement that attacks against Asian Americans were"disgusting and racist acts," though he did not directly mention the Trump campaign ad.
"The casual racism and regular xenophobia that we have seen from Trump and this administration is a national scourge.""Donald Trump only knows how to speak to people's fears, not their better angels. He only ever seeks to place blame, instead of claiming responsibility," Mr Biden said. The spread of the coronavirus, which was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019, has led to a rise in attacks on Asian Americans across the US.
The Trump administration, which has been accused of being too slow to react to the spread of COVID-19, has referred to the coronavirus both as the"Wuhan virus" and the"Chinese virus."
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