Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Would a Harris/Walz Administration Shift US-China Policy?

 World Politics Review published on 17 September 2024 a commentary titled "Harris--and Walz--Could Shift the Focus of U.S. Policy on China" by Mary Gallagher, Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.

Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, and her vice-presidential running mate, Tim Walz, could shift the way Washington looks at China.  While Harris has relatively little experience concerning China, Walz has had a long relationship with the country.  The author speculates this combination of background could result in a China policy that is tougher on Beijing's human rights record than was the case in either the Biden or Trump administration.