With his eye on November’s vote, U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to whip Americans into a frenzy of anti-China sentiment by manufacturing conflicts to rally them around the flag. His most dangerous diversionary action so far is in the South China Sea.

Many analysts argue that the liberal international order ended with the rise of China and the election of US President Donald Trump. But if Joe Biden defeats Trump in November’s election, should he try to revive it? Probably not, but he must replace it.

American politicians are trying to blame China for the nation’s suffering, but the fact is that it’s suffering because of the incompetence of its leaders. All paths of blame lead directly to President Donald Trump.

U.S.-China relations have deteriorated gradually under Trump’s hawkish China administration and with the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 presidential election may worsen relations further if candidates continue seeing China attacks as an easy electoral strategy.

A short-term spike in popularity during the COVID-19 crisis doesn’t necessarily mean a better chance of re-election for the incumbent U.S. president. Many current supporters still disagree with his overall political views and style.

It remains to be seen just how important the issue of U.S.-China relations will be in the 2020 election, but the current Coronavirus pandemic sets Trump up to almost certainly be the beneficiary.

Wild uncertainty lies ahead, and relations with the United States are going to be difficult. China will need to maintain its strategic calm and apply long-term thinking to avoid jumping to rash conclusions.

As US-China trade negotiations progress, it is helpful to assess past tweets by democratic candidates for the 2020 US presidential election. Here is an analysis of their tweets on China.

China and the U.S. relationship, while strained, remains the most important bilateral relationship in the world today. The 2020 election will surely revolve around it.

With the most recent decision by the current American administration to levy tariffs on China despite reaching an agreement with China underway, Li Yong analyzes the reasons behind and the result of these unilaterally-broken deals. He argues that, in light of the upcoming American Presidential election, the tariffs are not only harmful to Americans, but are also being used for Trump’s personal gain.