There are many reasons and the stance is the same: Learn about Trump and Biden's policy towards China

The hardening of relations with China is one of the rare issues on which the two presidential candidates, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, agree on, regardless of the reasons and justifications for each of them to take this policy towards the biggest rival of the United States.

In an interview with Al Jazeera Net, Josh Kurlantzick, an expert on US-China relations at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that the differences between Trump and Biden vis-à-vis China are "relatively small."

Kurlantzick notes that "despite the current and unprecedented high degree of polarization in the American political system, there is a fair amount of consensus about China’s policy between Democrats and Republicans, and I think there may be some relatively small differences between the two; but not." To a large degree, as some may think, and trade policy may be the subject of differences between the two parties.

The two presidential candidates, Trump (right) and Biden, pursue the same tough policy towards China and differ in its details (Reuters)

Reciprocal election ads

broadcast Trump and Biden's campaigns, television ads critical of the other’s record in relation to China, and one of the Trump campaign-funded ads on the Facebook platform stated, “Unlike Joe Biden and the rest of Democrats, President Trump keeps his promises, the most important of which is not to allow China to exploit America and make it a ram Fida".

The pro-Trump "America First Movement" group also funded ads accusing Joe Biden, showing his past relationships and those of his son Hunter with China, and broadcast the advertisement in several swing states, including Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, and an advertisement funded by the Biden campaign included clips of Trump praising Chinese President Xi Jin. Ping, praising him and his strategy to confront the Coronavirus.

Democrats believe that focusing on China will increase their chances of winning the elections next November, and they are also focusing on criticizing President Trump's record in dealing with the spread of Corona.

The two candidates are close in most cases related to China, and differ in the details of managing relations with it.

First: The future of the trade war

, both Trump and Biden say they want to revive US manufacturing and reduce what they consider to be heavy American dependence on Chinese consumer products, especially in sectors that are vital to national security and competitiveness.

The two candidates agree that investment in infrastructure projects and clean energy, worker training and research and development should be the basis for competing with China.

So a brief election program for Trump's second term promised to return one million manufacturing jobs from China to the United States by offering tax breaks to American companies.

Biden pledged in his election platform, not to join free trade agreements.

Only after helping American workers first.

It is likely that the United States will join if Biden arrives at the White House of the Pacific Trade Partnership Agreement, which was negotiated by the Obama administration and rejected by President Trump.

On the other hand, Trump's victory in a second term is expected to lead to the conclusion of a follow-up agreement for the first phase of the trade agreement, which was signed last January, and the next phase will focus on Chinese pledges to increase purchases of American goods and services.

The TikTok app is used by 100 million Americans, most of them teenagers (Shutterstock)

Second: The future of the technology conflict The

war on Chinese technology was one of the most important features of President Trump's confrontation with China, and the Trump administration classified Chinese technology companies as threats to US national security, accusing them of working with the ruling Communist Party in China.

Trump's threat to the Chinese application, TikTok, prompted the parent company to change its structure to continue operating in the United States. The Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, was banned from operating in the United States, and was blacklisted to prevent it from importing American technology.

The Trump administration has pressed Washington's allies to dismantle Huawei equipment from its networks, and the "clean grid" initiative - expected to get a boost in Trump's second term - seeks to exclude a wider group of Chinese internet and communications companies from the Internet and communications infrastructure used by the United States and other countries. Other.

For its part, Biden's campaign pledged to maintain Washington's global leadership in technology, confront China's efforts to compete with the United States, confront cyber attacks, steal technology, and lure American scientists to work in China.

Biden's election program refers to China's plan known as "Made in China 2025", which is an ambitious program to develop future technologies such as biomedicine and clean energy, and he sees this as a rationale for the United States to direct government investment into areas and sectors that are seen as essential from a competitive standpoint. In these areas with China.

American officials said that the Chinese authorities played a decisive role in making the epidemic so dangerous (Al-Jazeera)

Third: Continuing geostrategic competition

The Trump administration has defined China as a strategic competitor, and senior officials have publicly criticized what they see as Beijing's malicious intentions in global affairs, from cyber espionage to loan diplomacy provided to third world countries, and Trump accused China of allowing the spread of the Corona virus around the world.

The Trump administration has intensified its military activities in the South China Sea, challenging China to build artificial islands in order to strengthen control over strategic sea lanes, and the alliance with Japan and Australia has been confirmed;

In order to work together to confront the threats and expansion of China in the Indian and Pacific Oceans regions.

The Biden program considers that Trump, through his dealings with Washington's allies on trade and military spending, has undermined the collective confrontation of Chinese ambitions.

Democrats believe that the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the nuclear agreement with Iran weakens the US leadership and facilitates the expansion of China’s global role, and Biden has pledged to return to these agreements after his arrival to power.