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The Finance 202: Mike Bloomberg is likely the most China-friendly 2020 candidate. That could be a liability.
By Tory Newmyer
November 25
THE TICKER
Michael Bloomberg. (Jeff Kowalsky/ AFP)
It remains to be seen whether Democratic voters will embrace Mike Bloomberg now that he is officially a 2020 candidate. But his late entry should be welcome news to Chinese leaders.
The billionaire and former New York City mayor is likely the field’s most Beijing-friendly candidate. He's argued against the U.S.-China trade war, maintained investments in China, hosted a conference there and frequently speaks up on behalf of its regime.
“My good friend Michael Bloomberg asked Henry Kissinger and me to represent him here today, because, as you all know, he's made a decision to serve his country,” Paulson said, name-checking the former Secretary of State who has long worked to promote ties between the United States and China.
Bloomberg’s view of China’s authoritarian government has elicited closer scrutiny since he began signaling an interest in a bid he’d sworn off earlier this year. In particular, he faced blowback for defending Chinese President Xi Jinping in a September interview with PBS’s “Firing Line.” “The Communist Party wants to stay in power in China, and they listen to the public,” Bloomberg said on the show. “Xi Jinping is not a dictator. He has to satisfy his constituents or he’s not going to survive.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-finance-202/2019/11/25/the-finance-202-mike-bloomberg-is-likely-the-most-china-friendly-2020-candidate-that-could-be-a-liability/5ddb1be088e0fa652bbbd9a3/https://www.theeagle.com/opinion/columnists/mike-bloomberg-s-china-record-shows-why-he-can-t/article_79a9c6ea-29e4-51a8-a696-674653dea675.htmlYeah, Chi-Com pal...friend of Soros...you want to kill off America this asshole can do it quicker than most probably....though every one of them can...it's merely a matter of how fast.
