“The U.S.-China relationship will likely remain challenged during Harris’ term, but it may be more stable than under Trump or Biden,” Wu said.
Harris has never visited China, but as vice president she made multiple trips to Asia, including the Philippines, and reiterated America’s commitment to defending allies from Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.
His only face-to-face meeting with Xi was on another trip in 2022, when they briefly exchanged views at the Asia-Pacific Summit in Bangkok.
As a senator, Harris co-sponsored the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act, which condemns the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, and the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which supports democracy in the Chinese territory. (Mr. Trump signed both.)
“The vice president has insight into the threat posed by China, and as president, he will ensure America competes in the 21st century,” a campaign spokesperson said.
It remains unclear who will advise China policy in the Harris administration, but Trump will rely on figures who influenced China policy during his first term, including former national security adviser Robert O’Brien. Most likely. Mike Pompeo, former CIA Director and Secretary of State.
The Trump campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
Trump supporters dominate China’s heavily censored social media.
Kaiser Kuo, co-founder and host of the Sinica Podcast, said that while some people are less concerned with President Trump’s China policy, they are more concerned about his authoritarian tendencies and the “anti-wokeness.” ” rhetoric, he said.
Others believe that President Trump is likely to undermine U.S. alliances, provoke multiple countries by imposing tariffs, and generally reduce America’s standing in the world, which is good for China. There is.
One of the commonly used translations of Trump’s name in Chinese is Chuan Jianguo, or “Trump builds the nation,” or the nation is China.
However, Jia says it is a mistake for either country to think of the U.S.-China relationship as a zero-sum game. “What’s bad for the United States isn’t necessarily good for China,” he added.
Chinese waltz record
Of the four people on the Republican and Democratic tickets, the one with the most experience in China is Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. After graduating from college, he taught English in China for a year, then started a company with his wife and took a group of high school students to China every summer for years.
Mr Walz wanted to go to China “to see for himself what the country was like before making any judgments,” said Mr Walz’s former student in China, who is now based in Australia. Perth resident Christy Day said.
Walz, who has long been a vocal critic of China’s human rights record, said the purpose of the trip was to help young Americans learn more about China and young Chinese people to learn more about democracy.
“I understand China much better than Donald Trump,” he told reporters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this month, adding that Trump is a “very good friend” of Xi Jinping. He pointed out that he was being showered with praise.
HR McMaster, President Trump’s former National Security Adviser, in a recent memoir, told then-Chief of Staff John Kelly that he had no choice but to discuss Taiwan and the United States’ military exercises with South Korea. During the discussion, President Trump said he had fallen into a “trap” by Xi and said he ignored him. McMaster outlined the points he would discuss ahead of the 2017 meeting in Beijing. (A Trump campaign spokesperson said McMaster’s memoir is “full of false stories.”)
“Xi Jinping is not a person to be respected,” Walz said. “Xi Jinping is not the kind of person to say he’s going to handle things as well as Donald Trump has said about the coronavirus.”
