Palin vs Huckabee on the Issues Huckabee and Palin on the Issues
Declined 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate

Former Governor of Alaska
Sarah Palin

Palin's profile and positions on the issues





• Sarah Palin said in her speech in Hong Kong in September 2009 said that she hopes for a stable, prosperous and peaceful China.

• China's military buildup poses a threat to Delhi and Tokyo since it its taking place in the absence of any significant threat to their nation.

• She said that the US was concerned with China's support to repressive regimes such as Sudan and Zimbabwe.

• Palin said that the Chinese Food and Safety records have raised alarm among the world nations.

• Sarah Palin urges China to be more open politically so that other nations will not be alarmed at their nuclear and military buildup.

• She stressed that the US is not out on a democracy crusade and will not impose their values on other nations including China.

• The US-China relationship is based on economic interdependence and she foresees a future filled with more trade and more American high tech goods in Chinese markets.

• Palin said for this to happen, China should improve its rule of law and protect the intellectual properties of the United States.

• Palin also mentioned that that the US should be more open to Chinese Investment as long as the national security interests of the nation are not threatened.

• She summed up her speech by saying that the US-China relationship will continue to thrive only if Chinese citizens and foreign corporations can hold the Chinese administration responsible for their unjust actions.



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Declined 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate

Former Governor of Arkansas
Mike Huckabee






• He says that it is necessary to balance US trade relationships with China. He advocates a tougher regulatory stance.

• Huckabee says that The US has not challenged them enough on intellectual property rights. He attributes this reason for Chinese food and toys that are not safe coming into the country.

• He commented that the American government has failed in it's attempts to curb currency manipulations on the part of Chinese traders who buy up large amounts of currency and then proceed to manipulate them to artificially lower their prices and force things back into the country.

• Huckabee pointed out that this practice has led to a trade deficit which is over $232 billion.

• During his campaign he said that he is not as concerned about china as he is about more radical and threatening regimes.

• In 2006, Mike Huckabee visited Taiwan and met with President Chen Shui-bian. In 2005 he as Governor of Arkansas had passed a resolution commending US-Taiwan Free Trade agreement.

• The National Governors Association passed a resolution supporting Taiwan in 2003, during Mike Huckabee's time as NGA Chairman.

• He commented that China needs to adhere to all the rules which are required to be met in trade issues, intellectual property rights and the decent treatment of workers.

• He said that China is becoming more a part of the mainstream in economic development as well as in giving liberties to the people.



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