If you did not watch debate night for the VP’s this time you missed something on China. The debate was a better articulation of the Harris Biden position than Joe was able to present. The interaction was more professional than the first Presidential debate. There did seem to be a clear winner. I may be worth looking at the video if you are on the fence. Here are some highlights from the debate:
China
Pence said:
“China and the World Health Organization did not play straight with the American people … They did not let our personnel into China … until the middle of February.”
The vice president defended the administration’s aggressive trade policy with Beijing.
“But China has been taking advantage of the United States for decades, in the wake of Biden cheerleading for China…”
Harris responded the Trump administration had “lost” the trade war with the Chinese.
“What ended up happening because of a so-called “trade war” with China? America lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs… ”
The Pence counter: A Biden administration would go soft on the communist country, saying:
“Joe Biden has been a cheerleader for communist China over the last several decades… ”
The vice president went on to criticize the record of the administration of Biden’s boss, President Barack Obama, saying that it had dismissed the idea that manufacturing jobs could ever come back to America saying:
“In our first three years, this administration saw 500,000 manufacturing jobs created, and that’s the type of growth we’re going to see… ”
Harris did not articulate how a Harris-Biden administration would bring manufacturing jobs back. She also did not rebut the assertion of unfair trade practices disadvantaging America. There was no response to Beijing’s mishandling and miscommunication about the virus. Neither side raised the Hunter Biden business dealings in China and the appearance is conflict of interest it creates.