Author: Lukas Hermsmeier

Born in Berlin in 1988, he works as a freelance journalist and author in New York City. He writes for “Die Wochenzeitung”, “taz” and “The New York Times”, among others. His first book, “Uprising – America’s New Left” (Klett Cotta), was published in 2022.

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The Big Issue That Unites Harris And Trump: China Is Enemy No. 1

Kamala Harris converses with Xi Jinping at a formal meeting
In Nov. 2022, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Leaders Retreat at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Bangkok. Lawrence Jackson/ZUMA

If there’s one thing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump can agree on its the demonization of China. After the fall of the Soviet Union, China has become the United States’ ideological adversary — a rival shaping America’s own identity, uniting both left and right. Why does American politics always seem to need an external enemy?

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