JD Vance’s Hillbilly Success Makes Xi Look Bad
Donald Trump’s running mate is a source of fascination in China, where 300 million people from the rural underclass are being left behind.
Left behind.
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China’s once-in-five-years conclave, where top officials brainstorm policies to chart the country’s economic future, is an important event. Pity nobody’s paying attention. Instead, people are fascinated by the US presidential election, a vote that won’t directly impact their daily lives.
The jostle for the White House is full of twists and turns. And no doubt, its outcome affects China on a macro level. The direction of the dollar and US-China relations dictate the cost of imports as well as China’s industrial exports, a rare bright spot in an otherwise uninspiring economy.