How do you expect the different outcomes of the US presidential election to affect US-China relations?
It seems clear that with [Democratic candidate Kamala] Harris, there would be general continuity with Biden administration policies toward China. This means maintenance of established communication mechanisms, as well as competitive policies.
The hard one is the other scenario, because nobody really knows what [Republican candidate Donald] Trump will do.
I think we know that Trump has complex feelings and attitudes about China. He, on the one hand, seems to continue to talk about his warm feelings about [Chinese] President Xi Jinping and his experiences and discussions with him.
On the other hand, he continues to talk about the problems he has with the US-China trade relations and the trade deficit.
