VOA News | Thursday, October 31, 2024 
Trump, Harris discuss China through the lens of domestic concerns

North Carolina — With domestic hot-button issues dominating the final week of the U.S. presidential campaign, any mention of the U.S.-China competition by candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has been through the lens of domestic concerns, analysts say. “American voters are more concerned about domestic issues. Polls show that the so-called China threat ranks behind the economy, immigration, abortion, climate, democracy and other issues for voters,” said Liu Yawei, director of the Carter Center’s China Program. According to a survey released by YouGov, a U.S. polling organization, only a minority of voters listed U.S. foreign policy as one of the top three issues for them. The survey found Trump’s supporters cared slightly more about foreign policy than Harris’ supporters. – China and domestic policies – Any mention of China has largely been in the context of domestic issues. In an October 27 rally in New York City, Trump mentioned China twice, saying that if the United States and China were to go to war, the U.S. would “beat them,” and that he would “pass the Trump Reciprocal Trade Act, meaning if China or any other country charges us a 100 or 200 percent tax or tariff, we [the United States] will then charge them a 100 or 200 percent tax or tariff.” Harris made no mention of China during a rally on the same day in the key swing state of Pennsylvania…Read more