U.S. policy on China unlikely to change much after election: former PACOM chief

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The U.S. fundamentally disagrees with China on issues that truly matter, says Adm. Harry Harris, who led the U.S. Pacific Command until 2018. © Reuters

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI and NISHANT ANNU, Nikkei staff writers

March 13, 2024 21:41 JST

WASHINGTON -- How would U.S. national security policy change if former President Donald Trump were to return to the White House?

Adm. Harry Harris, who led the U.S. Pacific Command until 2018, sees similarities between the previous and current administrations' stance toward China.