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‘Two bowls of poison’: China weighs a Trump v Harris presidency

Ms Kamala Harris’ keynote address to US Democrats last week had an audience far from the convention hall in Chicago: policymakers in Beijing.

Ms Kamala Harris’ keynote address to US Democrats last week had an audience far from the convention hall in Chicago: policymakers in Beijing. For China’s leaders, who had been preparing for what they saw as an unpalatable choice between two known hawks in incumbent Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump, Ms Harris’ sudden elevation in July added more uncertainty to what was already a crucial election for US-China relations.