"China will own the United States if this election is lost by Donald Trump," Trump, referring to himself in the third person, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. Trump blames China for failing to contain the spread of coronavirus and concealing information about the disease in its early stages. Trump's parallel responses to the ethnic repression and the Hong Kong protests illustrate an unfolding dynamic as he works to paint Biden as an unworthy negotiator. Last week, the US sanctioned Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam as well as 10 other Chinese and Hong Kong officials for their role in crackdowns on political freedom in the region. But my relationship is no longer very good with him because of what they did with the China virus," Trump told Hewitt.

Source: CNN August 11, 2020 16:52 UTC