Kellyanne Conway says the 2020 Trump campaign's China-centric 'Beijing Biden' attacks were 'foolish'

Donald Trump and his GOP allies tried to link Joe Biden to China in 2020, arguing that the former vice president would be beholden to the economic giant.

While campaigning for reelection in Ohio weeks before the November general election, Trump warned that Biden's ascent to the White House would halt gains in the manufacturing sector.

Trump said at the time that if Biden wins, China will win.

Donald Jr., Donald Trump's oldest son, dubbed the Democrat Beijing Biden at the Republican National Convention, while charging that his father's political rival had the support of the Chinese government.

According to her memoir, Kellyanne Conway was not a fan of the Republican strategy regarding China.

The push to link Biden to the Chinese Communist Party didn't connect with voters, most of whom were tackling an array of challenges created by the CO.

Beijing Biden was a foolish attack line. It didn't have the same punch or resonance as the one-two punch of Trump and Clinton, which people felt affected by. It also suggested a lack of seriousness during a national crisis where people were more concerned about another city in China.

It would have made an easy to understand and compelling ad if the wartime president was in control of private companies, government agencies, and pharmaceutical innovators.

The veteran pollster in her book said that Trump's reelection effort lacked the "outsider candidate" mentality of the 2016 campaign and was reminiscent of Hillary Clinton.

She wrote that the reelect was more solipsistic than plucky. The hunger and the swagger were missing from this time.

Since entering the White House last year, Biden has had several foreign policy rifts with China, mostly related to the stance of the United States regarding Taiwan, which the Chinese government considers a separate province.

The White House has had to walk back statements in the past where the president remarked that the US would aid in defending Taiwan if it was attacked by China.

When asked if a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would prompt the US to use military force, Biden said yes.

He said at a press conference in Tokyo that the idea that Taiwan can be taken by force is not true.

A Biden White House staffer later said in a statement that the president "reiterated" the country's resolve to provide Taiwan with the military means to defend itself.