Joe Biden and President Trump draw Chinese President Xi into the 2020 election fray | Analysis by Stephen Collinson
President Donald Trump and Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden are previewing a possible election duel over the world's most important geopolitical relationship. It all starts with who knows Chinese President Xi the best. And as he consolidates his power by the month and masterminds China's rise to superpower status, it's a good bet that Xi is watching very closely.
Trump: US-China trade talks going 'very well' 00:39With their buddy boasts about Xi, Biden and Trump may be offering a taste of a testosterone heavy general election race should the veteran Democrat win the nomination.But the banter underscores the new political significance of the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the world's most powerful nation and its emerging challenger.
Trump warns China: 'I'm a tariff man' 01:47Trump's approach to China has been mercurial.On the campaign trail, he slammed China for"raping" US workers and blasted previous Presidents as soft touches who had let Chinese firms steal millions of US industrial jobs.In office, Trump has escalated tensions by slapping $250 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods, drawing reprisals from Beijing. The two powers have been on the verge of a trade war for months.
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