Trump V/S Biden Impact On Russia, China And Iran – Free PDF

U.S ELECTIONS

• The analysis of the three U.S. adversaries’ alleged interference efforts came in a statement from William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, who said he released the information to help Americans “play a critical role in safeguarding our election.”

DETAILS

• While many foreign actors have views on who should hold the White House, “We are primarily concerned about the ongoing and potential activity by China, Russia, and Iran,” Evanina said.
• He warned that “foreign states will continue to use covert and overt influence measures in their attempts to sway U.S. voters’ preferences and perspectives, shift U.S. policies, increase discord in the United States, and undermine the American people’s confidence in our democratic process” ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

IRAN AGAINST TRUMP

• The Trump administration has also regularly condemned Iran and attacked it with punishing economic sanctions.
• Iran is likely focusing on online influence operations, including social-media disinformation campaigns and promulgating anti-American content.
• “Tehran’s motivation to conduct such activities is, in part, driven by a perception that President Trump’s reelectionwould result in a continuation of U.S. pressure on Iran in an effort to foment regime change,” Evanina said.

TRUMP’S COUNTER

RUSSIA AND CHINA DIVIDED ON TRUMP

• Beijing and Moscow seem to disagree on one important issue —the US presidential elections set to take place in the first week of November. While China’s preference seems to be in favour of the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Russia would rather have US President Donald Trump retain the White House.

REASONS

• The US counter-intelligence chief, William Evanina, said that China was trying to undermine Donald Trump’s re-election campaign and Russia was targeting his Democratic rival and former Vice President, Joe Biden.
• It is no secret that Beijing is outraged by the Trump administration’s massive economic, political and ideological offensive against China in recent months. And Moscow has struggled to overcome the deeply-held conviction among the Democrats that Russian interference was instrumental in Trump’s surprising victory in the 2016 elections.

RUSSIA

• One major reason is that Trump understands the more Russia is isolated the more it will be pushed towards China

CHINA

• Evanina’sstatement said that China wants Trump to lose in part because Beijing sees him as “unpredictable.”
• “China has been expanding its influence efforts ahead of November 2020 to shape the policy environment in the United States, pressure political figures it views as opposed to China’s interests, and deflect and counter criticism of China,” it said.

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