Even as the president goes back and forth, his campaign, amplified by conservative groups and Trump allies, have gone after China over the coronavirus
First, China was handling the coronavirus outbreak “really well.” Then, China was to blame for letting the “Chinese virus” spread. Now, China has “very much stepped up” its purchases of American goods amid a “difficult time.
“America is under attack — not just by an invisible virus, but by the Chinese,” the Trump campaign wrote in a recent email.“He’s being strategic,” said an outside adviser. “China is a clear foe. He builds them up to tear them down. The criticism plays zero role.” But the Trump administration more broadly has not let up on its blame-China message. The State Department on Wednesday
Ryan Hass, the Obama-era National Security Council’s director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, said Trump’s references to China are “often driven by political expediency.” But once Trump was sworn into office in 2017, he began to speak fondly about Xi, his “good friend,” describing their relationship as “extraordinary.”Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O’Brien are both hawkish voices, focused on the threat the country poses.
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