Keep China out of US presidential election drama, Beijing tells Trump, Biden
- On the eve of the first US presidential candidate debate, Chinese state media says US politicians should stop dragging China into domestic issues
- Trump and Biden have accused each other as being weak on China, both promising adversarial policies if elected
With just hours to go until the first US presidential debate, China has warned American politicians not to use the “China problem [to] create drama”.
“It is already an expected plot that the US presidential election will create talks about a ‘China threat’ in order to emphasise the need to ‘protect US benefits’. It has been so since the Cold War ended,” said a commentary published by Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Tuesday.
“Some US politicians in office have shockingly expressed their hopes for clashes. They have put up a show to shift the focus and make conflicts [that the country faces] look like an external issue,” the commentary said without naming the administration of US President Donald Trump.
“This is not only unhelpful in solving the systemic risks that the US society is facing, but also creates destruction in the arena of international relations.”
The commentary was published before the first of three live debates between Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden is expected to take place.