Romney sticks to Obama songbook on China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="bluster">bluster</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="defeats">defeats</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tampa">Tampa</span>, <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="hegemony">hegemony</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="system">system</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fearless">fearless</span>" <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="marred">marred</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="acquiescence">acquiescence</span>."</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="branding">branding</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="manipulator">manipulator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countervailing">countervailing</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="fails">fails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renminbi">renminbi</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="misappropriated">misappropriated</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="discontinue">discontinue</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="procurement">procurement</span>, <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTO">WTO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>.</p>
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