For John, BLUF: The message from Candidate Joe Biden is mixed.. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From PJ Media, by Reporter Rick Moran, 23 April 2020.
Here is the lede plus one:
Donald Trump, who started a multi-billion trade war and has sent warships to the South China Sea to confront Beijing over their military buildup, was called "soft" on China in an ad by the Biden campaign.Given the Vice President's condemnation, at the end of January, President Trump's China travel ban as xenophobic, this seems strange. Then there is the question of Vice President Biden's familial economic ties to China.Forget for a moment the silliness of it. The ad claims Trump failed to "confront" China over their coronavirus response, failed to get a CDC team "on the ground" in China, and it's Trump's fault we have more cases and more deaths of the coronavirus than any other nation.
Like I said; silly.
Most of the points made in the ad are easily rebutted, but Biden's real problem with the ad has been the reaction to it on the left.
However, the biggest problem is the VEEP's position on China that is much more hawkish than your average Democratic Apparatchik.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff
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