Trump Says China Desires Him to Lose the U.S. Presidential Election. The Reality Is Extra Complicated

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On Sept. 21, Donald Trump addressed an election rally in Dayton, Ohio. “If Mr. Biden wins, China wins,” he informed the gang. “If we win, Ohio wins and most significantly, in all equity, America wins.” It’s a well-known theme. After a yr scarred by the COVID-19 pandemic — which has claimed greater than 200,000 American lives whereas eviscerating a supercharged economic system — in addition to nationwide protests towards racial injustice, the U.S. president has sought to reframe the Nov. three election across the looming risk posed by the Chinese language Communist Occasion (CCP). “If I don’t win the election,...