An easy target in US presidential race

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former Florida governor Jeb Bush seem to lead the presidential race as Democrat and Republican candidates, and being the wife and brother of former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, they are drawing special attention.

Since domestic politics have always influenced its foreign policy, the US has been blaming emerging economies, especially China, for its waning international influence instead of accepting globalization and freer flow of capital and technologies across borders as the real reasons. And to meet the domestic demand of strengthening the manufacturing sector and creating more jobs by altering the rules of global trade, US President Barack Obama is betting on his Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement initiative.

But Obama's political agenda has raised tensions in global trade, undermining China-US trade ties. In fact, Obama has left even House of Representatives members worrying that his plan could unwittingly harm the American workforce.