Chinese American supporters of Trump and Clinton face off in debate of their own
Debate, in Mandarin, has been endorsed by Chinese embassy in Washington
Chinese American voters will hold a debate highlighting key issues affecting their community ahead of the second Trump-Clinton face-off in the US presidential race.
The debate between teams supporting Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be held in Washington today, on the eve of the Sunday’s second presidential debate.
It will help our voters better understand where the candidates stand on the issues we care most about
Organiser Jay Song, president of Washington Chinese Media, said the Clinton and Trump campaigns had both paid close attention to the Chinese community debate, which might help influence undecided voters ahead of next month’s election.
“We’ve seen unprecedented enthusiasm among Chinese Americans in this election and such a debate will definitely help raise the profile of the Chinese community,” Song said. “It will help our voters better understand where the candidates stand on the issues we care most about and how we are going to be affected by their policies.”
He said most Chinese Americans were particularly concerned about equal opportunity in education, illegal immigration and US President Barack Obama’s controversial policy on transgender students.