1. This is a joke but not far from the truth. Trump is going to use China as a wedge issue against Biden. Democrats need to prepare and there are some tricky nuances.https://twitter.com/AryehCW/status/1247953218048532480 …
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2. China is a useful wedge for Trump. It plays to his existing America First politics of xenophobia and protectionism. Biden is in fact a supporter of trade agreements that make him vulnerable among crucial voters in the midwest. Hunter Biden's business ties to China don't help
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3. There's a policy nuance that needs to be addressed: while decoupling from China has genuine appeal to constituencies on both right & left, it's not something that can be done during pandemic. Only China has the productive capacity to make crucial medical supplies.
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is this true? genuine question - is the US simply not capable of scaling up to need?
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Not right now, no. Maybe in a few months but right now most of the supplies needed are coming from China.
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