It is unlikely for Mr Walz, or even Ms Harris, to go against the US Congress' hardline approach towards China.
US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her election running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Aug 6.
Even after he returned to the United States, he visited China often for work. The education company that he and his wife set up would organise annual summer trips there. Mr Richard Grenell, former acting director of the US National Intelligence under then President Donald Trump in 2020 and a Republican party member, called Mr Walz “the pick of Communist China” on social platform X.But analysts told The Straits Times that it is unlikely for Mr Walz – or even Ms Harris – to run contrary to the current hardline approach towards China in the US Congress, no matter what their inclinations are.
Ms Harris was reportedly deciding between Mr Walz, Mr Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, a crucial swing state, and Mr Mark Kelly, Arizona senator.Democrats Harris, Walz campaign together for first time on the White House ticket So far, Ms Harris has not stated her policy towards China for the latest election, Mr Bo Zhengyuan, partner at Plenum, a consultancy firm in Shanghai, pointed out.
Prof Ho, the author of the book, China’s Political Worldview And Chinese Exceptionalism, said the US had “always maintained pressure on China on human rights, and it was unlikely that Mr Walz would let up on that”.Mr Walz is a retired US Army non-commissioned officer and a former schoolteacher, who has consistently appealed to white, rural voters.
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