The Newsom-DeSantis Debate Reveals Growing Partisan Conflict Over US China Policy

The Newsom-DeSantis Debate Reveals Growing Partisan Conflict Over US China Policy

The recent debate between California Governor Gavin Newsom (a Democrat) and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (a Republican) could preview a future political showdown. The all-out verbal brawl between the two of the nation’s most well-known governors laid bare their profound ideological disparities across contentious topics such as crime, education, migration, and abortion.  Although the spotlight … Read more

How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter

How China Became a Wedge Issue Amid the US Debt Ceiling Nail-Biter

Advertisement Against the backdrop of a looming debt default, the U.S. House passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, a Republican-led bill proposing to raise the country’s borrowing limit. The 217-215 party-line vote suggests the partisan nature of the bill, the purpose of which is to jump-start negotiations with President Joe Biden and his … Read more