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President Joe Biden likes to sum up his approach to China with a snappy mantra: "Competition, not conflict."

So, why conflict with Russia? Because we all know, the Democrats are still trying to link China and Trump so they can use it against him in 2024.

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Why Can't Democrats Explain Themselves on China?

Biden has yet to find the rhetoric to describe his views on America's global rival - and that's a big problem.

President Joe Biden likes to sum up his approach to China with a snappy mantra: "Competition, not conflict." He used that construction at the G-20 summit last fall in Bali, Indonesia, after meeting with Xi Jinping to revive their strained relationship. Biden deployed it again in his State of the Union address this month, days after sending warplanes to destroy a Chinese spy balloon off the Atlantic coast.

When I asked Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the new select committee on U.S.-China relations, whether he thought that formula captured the state of affairs, he paused.

"I hope it does," Krishnamoorthi said, taking time to choose his words.

Vigorous competition would be a healthy version of a U.S.-China relationship, he said. But he did not sound convinced that Biden's catch phrase fully addressed the status quo, since a competitor like the People's Republic of China can become an "adversary" if they break the rules to win.

"We have to protect our interests and we have to protect our values," Krishnamoorthi said, even as "our businesses and our supply chain are interdependent with the business and technological ecosystem within the PRC."

Krishnamoorthi and a small group of Democrats will bring that layered worldview to the select committee when it holds its debut hearing on Tuesday. Conceived by the new Republican House majority and approved by a bipartisan vote as a wide-ranging investigative body, the committee is also a crucial opportunity for Democrats to explain their perspective on China for the American people.

Up to this point, they have ceded too much of the political discourse on China to the right.

If both parties agree that China poses a uniquely complex threat, only one has made it a daily obsession. Across the GOP's warring factions, the Chinese Communist Party is a menace that nearly all can agree to despise; lawmakers voice that sentiment in sober floor speeches and frothing rants on Newsmax. The challenge for levelheaded Republicans on the select committee, led by Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, will be keeping the paranoid right from overwhelming their work.

An important job for Democrats will be clarifying their own policies with a message that makes sense to regular people.

Krishnamoorthi, a 49-year-old lawyer who is also a senior member of the intelligence committee, is sensitive to the task. He said he consulted veterans of the Jan. 6 committee about their methods of commanding public attention, with an eye toward using witness testimony and multimedia to engage a mass audience. In his Chicago-area district, Krishnamoorthi said he encounters many constituents alarmed by China's human rights abuses, underhanded economic tactics and militancy toward Taiwan. But few voters can shape that swirling fog of concern into a coherent picture.

That fog emanates, in part, from the White House.

To people following his policies closely, Biden's China strategy is clear enough. He has imposed painful restrictions on China's tech sector and pressured European allies to do the same. He has deepened military alliances with China's neighbors and promised to supply Australia with nuclear submarines to strengthen its defenses. His administration is weighing new limits on American investment in the Chinese economy. It is an approach aimed at forcefully undermining Chinese power while leaving some room for dialogue on matters of shared concern, like climate change and the war in Ukraine.

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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/27/democrats-explain-themselves- china-00084482

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Holier-than-thou LIBERAL Canadians, think they're soooo superior when it comes to slavery, because they "ended" it (not really) a mere 30 years earlier.

Canada "ended" slavery a mere 30 years before Lincoln wrote the "Emancipation Proclamation".

HOW does that make Canada ANY "better" or different? It doesn't.

Canada's Shameful, Modern-Day Slave Trade https://torontosun.com/2012/02/10/canadas-shameful-modern-day-slave- trade/wcm/2e410af6-9dc4-4ef7-bc3e-821a5970ed41

Colonial Canada Had Slavery For More Than 200 Years. And Yes, It Still Matters Today

More Canadians Say Racism Is A "Serious Problem" Today Than 1 Year Ago

Canada Urged To Open Its Eyes To Systemic Racism In Wake Of Police Violence

Racism In Canada Is Ever-Present, But We Have A Long History Of Denial

Majority (60%) See Racism as a Serious Problem in Canada Today, Up 13 points Since Last Year

Nearly a Third of Canadians (28%) Say They Have Personally Experienced Racism in the Past Year - 24 July 2020 https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/majority-60-see-racism-serious-problem-canada- today-13-points-last-year

Canada's Enduring Legacy Of Power, Politics And Racism https://theclarion.ca/politicslaw/canadians-no-less-racist-than-americans/

75 Per Cent of Canadians Polled, Say Royal Canadian Mounted Police Has Systemic Racism Issue

Systemic Racism In The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/07/11/study-canadians-agree-rcmp-systemic- racism/

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Racist Canada Kicks Indian Out of Parliament https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/world/canada-jagmeet-singh-opponent-racist- scli-intl/index.html

https://torontosun.com/2012/02/10/canadas-shameful-modern-day-slave- trade/wcm/2e410af6-9dc4-4ef7-bc3e-821a5970ed41

Black Enslavement in Canada https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/black-enslavement

Colonial Canada Had Slavery For More Than 200 Years. And Yes, It Still Matters Today https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/06/17/slavery-canada-history_n_16806804.html

Canada's Slavery Secret: The Whitewashing Of 200 Years Of Enslavement https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/canada-s-slavery-secret-the-whitewashing-of-200- years-of-enslavement-1.4726313

Canada Has Started Rejecting More Refugee Claims https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/05/theres-a- perception-that-canada-is-being-invaded/561032

Canada has begun granting refugee status to fewer irregular border crossers "Trying to depict these people as welfare bums and security threats and criminals is a racist attitude. Canadians hate when you say that we're racist, BUT WE ARE."

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The Reality of Anti-Black Racism in Canada | BCG https://www.bcg.com/en-ca/publications/2020/reality-of-anti-black-racism-in- canada
Anti-Black racism in Canada is worse than most Canadians want to believe. With the COVID-19 pandemic amplifying the injustices against Black People, it is now more important than ever for Canadians to take action.

Racism & the Canadian historical past ... https://divercityvisa.com/racism-the-americanization-of-canadian-historical- past-why-we-should-not-take-a-look-at-ourselves-by-a-u-s-lens
The Canadian response to racism south of the border will be described as an Americanization of Canadian historical past. The media's lack of protection of racism in Canada, in its traditionally correct context, is a trigger for concern. Totally different histories of racism.

Racism in Canada | News, Videos & Articles https://globalnews.ca/tag/racism-in-canada
Canadian MPs vote to condemn Atlanta mass shooting, anti-Asian racism. The move comes days after eight people were killed by a white gunman in Atlanta. Six of the victims were Asian American women ...

Anti-Asian Racism Lead, The Canadian Race Relations ... https://cpac-canada.ca/anti-asian-racism-lead
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) was created in 1996 to reaffirm the principles of justice and equality for all in Canada. The CRRF's mandate is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing, and application of knowledge and expertise to eliminate racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.

Is Canada a racist country? One-third of respondents in a ... https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/06/21/is-canada-a-racist-country- one-third-of-respondents-in-a-new-study-say-yes.html
Jun 21, 2021
One-third of respondents in a new study say yes. Most Canadians agree that Canada's diverse population makes it a better country. But on the question of whether or not Canada is a racist country ...

Most Canadians Experience Racism ... - New Canadian Media https://newcanadianmedia.ca/most-canadians-experience-racism-where-they-live- survey
Canadian racism is sometimes called 'polite' and is characterized by microaggressions, but that is a misnomer. Words like that are used to deflect criticisms and differentiate Canada from the United States, says Henry, though she does see similar ideologies and motivations.

Canada Must Withdraw From Racist Core Group - Yves Angler https://yvesengler.com/2021/10/24/canada-must-withdraw-from-racist-core-group The least Canadian antiracist activists should do is educate themselves about racism in foreign affairs. There is no justification for Canada participating in this nakedly imperialist alliance. All Canadians of conscience owe a debt of solidarity to the people of Haiti. We must demand Ottawa immediately withdraw from the racist Core Group.

Sikh Canadians Surge Politically In "Systemically Racist ... https://capforcanada.com/sikh-canadians-surge-politically-in-systemically- racist-canada
"The reality is, our Canada is a place of racism, of violence." - NDP Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, June 14th 2021. An unprecedented event occurred last night in Alberta, Canada. Sikh-Canadian candidates won in both Calgary and Edmonton mayoral elections.. Jhoti Gondek is the first Sikh-Canadian to become mayor of Calgary. She will be taking over from Naheed Nenshi, three-time winner as ...

Racism at IRCC could determine who gets in - New Canadian ... https://newcanadianmedia.ca/racism-at-ircc-could-determine-who-gets-in

IRCC employees are reporting racist workplace behaviour such as racially- charged microaggressions at work, says survey. NCM reporter Isabel Inclan reports on the deeper fallout. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) employees remain skeptical of the measures in place to tackle racism at their workplace, according to a new report.

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