JD Vance blames U.S. wage losses on China’s efforts to build its middle class

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Presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s new running mate JD Vance stuck to a hard line on China in his first speech since being selected earlier in the week.
“Together we will protect the wages of American workers and stop the Chinese Communist Party from building their middle class on the backs of American citizens,” Vance said on the third night of the Republican National Convention.
China’s middle-income group had a per capita disposable income of 32,195 yuan ($4,436) last year, according to official data.

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