Saturday, October 20, 2012

U.S. Presidential Candidates Worry China

During an election season, a variety of topics come up in the debates leading up to Election Day. One topic though has come up a lot in the debates, especially during the 2nd presidential debate. Both Obama and Romney both talk about being tougher on China. Normally, China is brought up during an election season and forgotten about after the election. But with the drastic increase in anti-China sentiment from both candidates, this issue doesn't look like it will disappear as it has in previous years. China is being accused of deflating the value of its currency, being responsible for the weakness in the American job market, and the Chinese company Hauwei is a potential national security threat. Not much is being done now about China but we will have to see after the election, to see if the president will back up his words and crack down on China.

Here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/world/asia/china-looks-on-warily-amid-us-candidates-tough-talk.html?ref=world&_r=0

Aaron Langer

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