'President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden are unleashing the first shots over China and the coronavirus pandemic that could turn into a critical showdown in November's election,' writes StCollinson
Trump has now turned on China, where the pandemic originated, as an apparent distraction from domestic criticism of his slow recognition of the crisis that has now killed more than 42,000 Americans. But he is also exposed by his repeated flattery of President Xi Jinping's management of the virus. So, as he often does, the President is adopting attack as his best form of defense, slamming Biden for what he claims is a long record of appeasing Beijing.
Trump transformed US-China policyUnlike many of Trump's political attacks, his critique of China does bear some relation to the truth and attracts some bipartisan support.Many nations have questions over China's reaction to the outbreak of the coronavirus and about the transparency of its case counts even now.Singling out Beijing plays into another Trump campaign play -- the idea that a foreign force is threatening US life and culture. In 2016 Mexicans played that role.
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