Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, said nothing about China during their first press conference ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
The greatest foreign policy challenge facing the United States is Mostly ignored During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Harris mentioned China just once, vaguely promising that “America, not China, will win the race of the 21st century.”
What CNN didn't mention about China Interview At least in the roughly 18 minutes of footage that the public was allowed to see, it's worrying given how much China has been in the news lately.
On the day of Harris' interview, Reuters Published The report, based on Patent Office data requested by the House Select Committee on the Communist Party of China, found that China-based companies have applied for hundreds of patents using research funded by American taxpayers, including research by U.S. institutions that are expressly prohibited from sharing information with China.
The patent issue is of particular urgency because the United States and China are currently negotiating an extension to a science and technology sharing agreement first ratified in the 1970s. Critics worry that China has benefited from the pact far more than the United States.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice Submitted Latest A series of allegations This is against a Chinese dissident living in the United States who was secretly recruited as a spy by China's Ministry of State Security.
China economy The country is in turmoil, and authoritarian governments are more dangerous and opportunistic than ever. Youth unemployment is Soar This could be the prelude to civil unrest in China – the communist regime does not take kindly to anxious citizens.
China Play games It has deep ties to the rare earth minerals market, and these minerals are vital to both American consumers and military technology.
The Biden-Harris Administration's green energy policies will give China more influence over the U.S. economy than ever before, and the delusional Green New Deal is Supported Harris' policies would make this problem orders of magnitude worse. Responsible media should question her about policies that would make America even more helplessly dependent on a mining and smelting industry that is totally dominated by China.
China continues to lead the world Repressive censorship Unfortunately, it seems that many in the West are following their example. Their understanding of “freedom of speech” is now much closer to China's definition of speech than it was a decade ago, including the fight against highly politicized “disinformation.” Safer More people in China are now expressing anti-establishment views online than in the UK, and this is a topic on which US presidential candidates will be expected to respond persuasively.
As China continues to threaten Taiwan, new regional flashpoints emerge Increasing Chinese Aggression Regarding the Philippines, another important U.S. ally, the U.S. government Runs on autopilotBut those currently making foreign policy Provided to escort Philippine resupply missions to the disputed Spratly Islands and protect them from Chinese attack.
China is also Escalate Maintaining a tough stance against Japan, Exploited China will likely put further pressure on the US to accept Beijing's policies to fill the leadership vacuum left by the Biden administration, which could also draw the US into a military conflict in the South China Sea before the November elections.
CNN's failure to ask Harris about China policy is all the more puzzling because Harris insisted on doing her first interview with running mate Tim Walz, who said: Anxious The length of time spent in Communist China over the years.
Waltz openly Praised He lectured American students about the Chinese Communist regime, described himself as an expert on China policy, and argued that China is not the real enemy of the U.S. At the very least, his judgment on China is highly questionable, but CNN did not question it.
