Edward Luce: Donald Trump Is Indulging in Demagoguery, Not a Debate

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LUCE: “I think from a larger perspective, this is also a moment of celebration in China. There was a point during the debate where Trump said that China had eaten your lunch, namely Biden’s lunch during the Obama Administration, because of the rising U.S. trade deficit with China, which, by the way, is at exactly the same level as it was in 2016. And it struck me then that watching this from Beijing, this, you know, sort of almost — this caricature of the ugly American, Donald Trump, indulging in demagoguery, not a debate, that China was eating America’s dinner and eyeing the breakfast menu, that this is extraordinarily good news for a country that seeks to bring down democracy as the model others should follow, as the quest America has always led, here’s the best advertisement possible to Beijing’s ears — just watch this debate."