Published 12:26 IST, October 8th 2020
'No signal': Censors block Mike Pence's remark during VP debate as he criticises China
China reportedly blocked out the remarks made by US VP Mike Pence during his face-off with California Senator Kamala Harris in the vice-presidential debate.
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China reportedly blocked out remarks me by US Vice President Mike Pence during his face-off with California Senator Kamala Harris in vice-presidential debate on October 8. Cana’s Globe and Mail Beijing Correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe posted ims on Twitter saying that Chinese Communist Party chose to censor remarks Pence me on China with display mess saying “ signal please stand by”. However, remarkably, as per social media post, signal returned when Harris me her stance. Claiming that he was watching CNN in China, he said it was when debate turned to China and its relations with United States.
A CNN reporter also confirmed same by posting " signal" im of a television. According to David Culver, it was when Republican Vice Presidential minee Mike Pence echoed Donald Trump's words and blamed China for handling of COVID-19. Pence h said, "China is to blame for coronavirus and President Trump is t happy about it. He’s me that very clear, me it clear again today that China and world health organization did t play straight with American people. y did t let our personnel into China to get information on Coronavirus until middle of February."
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Harris on US losing tre war with China
On subject of US-China relationship, Harris said that Trump started greatest tre war in world which she believes United States has "clearly" lost. However, Pence rebutted saying “Lost tre war with China? Joe Biden never fought it." US Vice President said Biden has been a “cheerleer for communist China” and that Asian country should be blamed for COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, Harris said US-China war resulted in loss of American lives, American jobs, and America's standing in world.
"You lost it. What ended up happening because of a so-called tre war with China? America lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs," Harris told Mike Pence during first vice-presidential debate on October 7.
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12:27 IST, October 8th 2020