Biden and Trump have ushered in their first head-to-head confrontation, and the two are full of gunpowder, and the former Chinese diplomat's assessment of this is to the point.
In the past two days, Biden and Trump participated in the first debate of this year's US presidential election, which was hosted by CNN and held in Atlanta for about 90 minutes. This is not only the second time that the two have competed on stage after 4 years, but also the first round of head-to-head confrontation between the two in this election, and the scene is also full of gunpowder.
Moreover, the timing of the first debate is not in line with the practice in the United States, which is usually held in September, and the previous one was held on September 29, but this time it was brought forward to June, which is quite rare. Of course, this arrangement was also made because Trump has been calling for a debate to be held before the vote this year.
After all, Trump is haunted by the results of the last election and can't wait to fight Biden again after four years. Of course, after the Biden team, after evaluation, also believed that an early debate would be beneficial to attract some wavering voters, so they accepted Trump's proposal.
According to the latest polls, Trump is 1% ahead of Biden, so with the two almost evenly polled, this debate is crucial for both men, and the slightest mistake on the part of one can create an opportunity for the opponent. And the two did not shake hands with each other as soon as they entered the venue, which is consistent with the situation four years ago.
In this debate, the two will mainly debate abortion, the economy and immigration, especially the economic and immigration issues, which have been the main topics that Trump has used to attack the Biden administration. In the past two years, the United States has experienced serious inflation and the continuous influx of illegal immigrants, which can be said to be the two most difficult problems in the United States at present.
However, the above major problems are closely related to the American people and cannot be bypassed, so from this perspective alone, Trump is easy to preconceive and launch a fierce attack on Biden from these issues. Biden, on the other hand, can only fight back through some of Trump's past practices and being caught in a judicial case.
Although the debate between Trump and Biden was impassioned, the evaluation within the United States is that these two are the most unpopular pair of candidates in the past 30 years, and some interviewees bluntly said that they can only vote for the less bad of the two. Of course, the main concern is how this debate will affect the votes.
But there is a big difference between American politicians and researchers, who see the debate as the key to reinforcing voters' tendencies, and those who see the impact on votes as minimal. According to a report by a survey center in the United States, in past presidential election debates, the most important thing was not political opinion, but how to show the candidate's performance as a leader.
For Biden, he needs to respond to physical and energetic questions, while Trump needs to prove his character. In the short term, the debate may not have a big impact on the votes, after all, it is difficult to break the stereotypes that voters have formed. But in the long run, every encounter and speech between the two will affect the final result to a greater or lesser extent.
It is worth mentioning that some Chinese officials also commented on the showdown between Trump and Biden. It is reported that in the past two days, China's former diplomat Gao Zhikai said that neither of them is a perfect candidate, Trump has always insisted on pursuing an "America First" policy, while Biden is more like a "Cold Warrior" and does not care whether his approach will plunge the world into conflict.
Therefore, whether it is for China or the world, it will not be a good outcome for these two people to be elected. In addition, Gao Zhikai also stressed that no matter what the final outcome of the US election is, China will deal with it according to the actual situation, and will never hold out unrealistic hopes, and now China only needs to wait and see what happens.
It can be seen that Gao Zhikai's evaluation can be described as hitting the nail on the head. Therefore, for a long time to come, China-US relations will face various challenges. But this will not be an obstacle to China's progress, so China can only focus on its own development.
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