Why Rudd rates this alternative to Biden

"What you say is your party's or your candidate's policy towards maintaining a stable relationship with China in the future is separate from the discipline of how you operationalise that in office," Mr Rudd said. "I find that in my own dealings with presidential aspirants past and present, they all have a pretty clear idea of that difference. I think all Americans, Republican and Democrat, are mindful always to the difference between declaratory policy and operational policy." Mr Newsom has been constant in saying there should be "no divorce" between America and China, and has advocated "de-risking" over "de-coupling". Former…