The US presidential
election is coming and there have been over a dozen of Democratic politicians
running for the next president. They rarely attack each other and they mostly
attack the current US president, Donald Trump. Many of these candidates attack
Trump from the moral aspect and criticise him about not punishing the Russians
for its meddling in the previous presidential election and instead allowing the
Russians to keep influencing the US elections. In addition, Trump is also
criticised about his policies making the rich richer (his tax cuts) and making
the poor more difficult (removing the Obama care). His attitudes towards
foreigners and minority groups are also criticised by the media and the
opposition. However, we are missing one important thing in Trump's presidency,
which is his foreign policy with China.
Trump's foreign
policies do often face criticism from the Democrats, especially some 'hostile'
attitudes towards its allies and too 'friendly' attitudes towards Russia and
North Korea. It seems that Trump quite enjoys his time with the Chinese
president, Xi, but this does not prevent him from launching the trade war with
China. The trade war with China faces some level of criticism from the media,
but it has not been a major issue in the ongoing presidential election campaign
and debate. There can be several reasons to explain this. First, the trade war
with China is difficult to say what exact outcome will be, it is hard to
conclude it is definitely bad for the US. Secondly, the trade war may make much
more sense than many of Trump's other policies, it is much easier to attack his
other policies. Thirdly, some politicians from the Democratic Party may agree
with Trump and they also believe a more powerful China can threaten the US and
impact the global interests of the US.
Overall, the one
which is causing much uncertainty may not be as likely as many people expect to
be changed by new leadership if a new president is elected next year.
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