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Politicians should consider the black voting bloc
Zoltan Hajnal explains that class and income differences among African Americans generally won’t affect their voting patterns, and no matter the Democratic nominee, they are likely to support that candidate against Trump. However, columnist David Byler argues that politicians should not take the unity of the African American vote for granted. The Washington Post
Think twice before investing in Chinese financial markets
Victor Shih writes about how the massive People’s Bank of China monetary injections prevented a financial crisis from developing, but trillions of RMB in problematic loans still sit on the balance sheets of both banks and non-bank financial institutions. China Leadership Monitor
China undercuts its own diplomacy with hostile response
Susan Shirk discusses that the COVID-19 crisis was a “missed opportunity” for China to generate goodwill with the U.S. and other countries. Instead, China has gone on the offensive, expelling foreign journalists, criticizing other governments and implying the disease didn’t originate in China. The New York Times
