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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Opposes topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (-3 points on Social scale)	Looks to reduce number of abortions & increase birthrate: Opposes topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Many discriminated against for rural household registration: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-5 points on Social scale)	Shut down LGBT social media accounts; boycott "sissy idols": Strongly Opposes topic 3
Strongly Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-5 points on Social scale)	Moral review councils use public shaming for enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	FactCheck: Overcame impact of COVID-19; played down costs: Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Improve public services and pensions for older citizens: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Give physical education top priority in Chinese schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Eliminate teaching minorities in native languages in schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	China is strengthening regulation over some sectors: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Use an iron fist against Uighurs, claiming Islamic terrorism: Strongly Favors topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Only a few groups of people are allowed to own guns: Strongly Opposes topic 10
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (-5 points on Social scale)	Defend territorial sovereignty and land border security: Strongly Opposes topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Building high-standard Asian Pacific free trade areas: Strongly Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	Cold War mindsets should be abandoned: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Resolution makes Xi the equal of Mao and Deng in history: Strongly Favors topic 14 Beijing suspects US is behind protests in Hong Kong: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Supports party's goal of building a strong military: Strongly Favors topic 15
Strongly Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-5 points on Social scale)	Ended presidential term limits, consolidating power: Strongly Opposes topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Humanitarian corridors for those fleeing war: Strongly Favors topic 17 US ignored Russia's bottom line to keep Ukraine out of NATO: Opposes topic 17 Don't relapse into confrontation, division of Cold War era: Strongly Opposes topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Promote green, low-carbon and sustainable development: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-5 points on Social scale)	War on drugs tied to welfare of the Chinese people: Strongly Favors topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Less than 3% of world economy in 1977, more than 17% in 2020: Neutral on topic 20 Purge capitalist excess; business must heed state guidance: Strongly Favors topic 20

Xi Jinping is a Conservative-Leaning Populist
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