The current approach to China began with former President Donald Trump.
Identifying China as a "Strategic competitor," the Trump administration took a new approach to U.S.-China relations.
Former President Donald Trump is broadly expected to resume the China policies he initiated in his first term.
Vice President Kamala Harris has indicated no sign of divergence from the Biden administration's China policies.
The Trump-centered Republican platform also pledges to revoke China's permanent normal trade relations status, which grants it free trade benefits with the United States; phase out imports of essential goods that include electronics, steel, and pharmaceuticals; and stop China from buying American real estate and industries.
Stephen Ezell, a vice president at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation think tank, believes that Trump will take the pledges in the Republican platform seriously, particularly the pledge to revoke China's permanent normal trade relations status, because Beijing has failed to comply with its commitments as a member of the World Trade Organization, he told The Epoch Times.
Trump and Harris may differ on the balance between the imminent dangers in the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas regional wars and the tense South China Sea and Taiwan Strait.
Ivan Kanapathy, a senior vice president at advisory firm Beacon Global Strategies and former senior national security official under the Trump administration, believes the European Union, which has a much larger economy than Russia, should handle the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war while the United States should focus more on China and North Korea.
In Smithton, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 23, Trump alluded to the possibility of getting into a war with China while speaking about protecting the U.S. steel industry.
Engagement While U.S.-China relations were more confrontational under Trump, the Democratic platform shows more willingness to engage with Beijing, advocating for a "Tough but smart" approach to China.
Human Rights Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have been vocal critics of human rights abuses in China.
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