2020 NJ Senatorial race: on Foreign Policy


Rik Mehta: China: masters of misinformation, not to be trusted

My policies would bring drug manufacturing back to American while at the same time creating thousands of jobs, lowering the price of drugs and protecting public health. As for China, they are masters of misinformation, from lying about the start of the COVID-19 cases in their country to providing false figures about the containment of this virus within their own borders, China is not to be trusted. I commend President Trump for the way he is handling this unfortunate situation.
Source: Fox News on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Apr 18, 2020

Robert Menendez: Unequivocal support for Hong Kong protests against China

China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump's signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement repeated heated condemnations of the laws and said China will counteract. It said all the people of Hong Kong and China oppose the move.

Congress approved the bills last week following months of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. China's foreign ministry called the laws a "naked hegemonic action" that seriously interfered in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs, violated international law and "fundamental norms of international relations."

Democratic and Republican lawmakers applauded the signing of the bills. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., said it "finally sends a clear and unequivocal message to the people of Hong Kong: We are with you."

Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who sponsored the House human rights bill, said Xi "should understand that the U.S. is not kidding about human rights.

Source: Idaho Statesman on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Nov 27, 2019

Stuart Meissner: Against Iran nuclear deal that sent money used for terrorism

It seems to be foreign policy where Meissner is most critical of Booker. Meissner says the senator claims to be a strong supporter of Israel, but if that's the case, he wouldn't have supported the Iran nuclear deal, an agreement Trump abandoned. Meissner says money returned to the Iranian government as part of the deal has been used by the regime to bomb Israeli settlements. And for that, he blames Booker.
Source: InsiderNJ.com on 2020 New Jersey Senate race Dec 12, 2019

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