Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke blasts 'Soft on China' GOP memo as 'stigmatizing, dividing'

Former Washington Gov. Gary Locke blasts 'Soft on China' GOP memo as 'stigmatizing, dividing'

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According to a strategy memo leaked this past weekend, Republicans are playing the China card in this fall's election, blaming China for the coronavirus and saying Democrats are "soft on China." The memo is "stigmatizing and dividing," argues former Washington Gov. Gary Locke, the first Asian-American governor elected outside of Hawaii.  It's designed to take attention away from the Trump administration's slow response to the COVID-19 which has killed more people in America than any other country. Locke is a former U.S. Ambassador to China.

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