Almost 90% of the American public hates/dislikes China. Of course politicians are climbing over each other to oppose China.
The American Senate is
with China:
“The instinct to counter every Chinese initiative, project, and provocation remains predominant, crowding out efforts to revitalize an inclusive international system that would protect U.S. interests and values even as global power shifts and evolves,”
Jessica Chen Weiss, a professor of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, in Foreign Affairs.
A search of the congressional record shows that
in the first three months of the 118th Congress,
lawmakers have introduced 273 bills or amendments that contain some variation of the word “China.” The terms “CCP,” “PRC,” “Beijing,” or “Taiwan” add a handful more. This marks a significant uptick in China-related legislation in recent Congresses. This session’s total is already more than any congressional session before the 114th (2015-16). Since then,
the number has increased from 288 in the 115th (2017-2018) to 627 in the 116th (2019-2020)
to 1,323 in the 117th Congress (2021-2022). Everything from domestic renewal to industrial policy to foreign policymaking is being justified on that basis. Heads of various government agencies have made cases for increasing their budgets based on the need to combat the "China threat".
