Reported 9 months ago
In the first TV debate of the US presidential election, current Democratic President Biden fell ill and performed poorly, allowing former Republican President Trump to make significant gains. Trump harshly criticized Biden as a 'Manchurian Candidate' allowing China to take advantage of America. Chinese netizens did not heavily criticize Trump's tough stance against China, and a stock named 'Trump Wins Big' even hit its daily limit. While both Trump and Biden attempted to show a strong stance against China in the debate, Trump accused Biden of being weak on China, claiming China is 'fleecing us' and Biden is 'destroying our country.' However, Biden retaliated by accusing Trump of speaking nonsense, stating that the current US-China trade deficit is the lowest since 2010. Both candidates emphasized a tough stance on China in their campaigns, promising more trade tariffs. Despite a slight easing in US-China relations after Biden's meeting with Xi Jinping last November, recent provocations in the South China Sea and dumping of cheap goods by Beijing have intensified tensions between the two economic powers once again.
Source: YAHOO