This is hard to reconcile with real events: for example, Russia has a huge upside to replacing the guy supporting their humiliation in Ukraine with the guy who trying to break up NATO on their behalf – the opposite of “similar”! As for China, one candidate has been consistent in seeing the US as a needed counter to their power, the other has flipped a few times but most recently declined to answer whether he’d protect Taiwan and expressed his dismay over Taiwan having outcompeted in the semiconductor market – I know which of the two a competent opponent would be on being able to outwit, and I bet they’d offer great financing terms for his biggest hotel yet, too.
Trump also had no problem saying what his thoughts before, during, and after his presidency, on the topic of China and trade deals. These things are all documented quite well, some are even laws, you may remember some of them, though you might pretend not to.
Tech related, you might pretend not to remember why Hauwei is restricted from use in official capacity (GovTech). You might also pretend not to remember when China was declared a currency manipulator, furthered by even stronger tariffs (what is in place today). Another thing you may pretend not to remember is Trump's admin restricting US firms from investing into Chinese companies.
You might even remember what Trump famously called what sent a lot of the world into a multi-year lockdown.
With history fresh in my own mind, I think that you should be held to the same standard as myself, I think you're dishonest, and I think you revel in it.
You know, when you’ve spent an entire reply attacking someone for words you put in their mouth it’s really not the right time to accuse anyone else of dishonesty.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-taiwan-remarks-spark-...
From Taiwan’s perspective, the candidate who has repeatedly vowed that the United States will defend Taiwan is not the same as the one who refuses to take a position which should be easy and has a history of caving when an initial round of bluster fails (remember 2017 when he suddenly flipped to their One China policy?). They don’t want to have to guess whether they’re about to get sold out the next time someone in his family needs a favorable business deal to bail them out of a financial jam.
Taiwan can make assertions all they want, but you are really spreading some falsities around.
If you don't believe me, what is the Biden's administration current position on the "One China" policy? Will you start calling Hunter Biden a CCP plant for consistency's sake? Why or why not?
Try again.
The foreign, domestic, and economic policies of both potential presidents are different. Are you really arguing that they have negligible differences?