China bashing is bad campaign politics

Just a few months ago, it was Donald Trump screaming on TV screens every night accusing China of ripping off the United States.

The billionaire many thought would join the presidential race then had only two issues: China and US President Barack Obama's birth certificate. It was a sigh of relief when he finally opted not to run, although polls at one time suggested he was a leading Republican candidate.

However, it is wishful thinking to believe the China bashing is over. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, launched an aggressive blame game on China in the past week.