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‘Childless cat lady’ Taylor Swift backs Kamala Harris for US president

The pop star said ‘I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos’.

The pop star said ‘I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos’

11 Sep 2024 - 3:19PMvideocam

Chinese-Americans launch group backing Harris-Walz ticket

6 Sep 2024 - 6:00AMvideocam

Meet Tim Walz’s estranged older brother, Jeff – a Trump-supporting Republican

3 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM

Opinion | US swing voters await Harris, Trump answers on big questions

The independent and centrist voters who will decide the US election want to hear real debates on policy, not hype and personal attacks.

2 Sep 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Democratic presidential candidate US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, leave their campaign bus in Savannah, Georgia, on August 28. Photo: TNS

Opinion | Conflict or cooperation – how will US election affect China relations?

While a Trump victory could see a return of confrontational and transactional ties, a Harris victory could open new avenues for dialogue.

30 Aug 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Kamala Harris pitches continuity in China-lite first interview since nomination

Long-awaited questioning of the Democratic presidential candidate and her running mate Tim Walz offers little on foreign policy.

30 Aug 2024 - 2:52PMvideocam

US factory works overtime to meet demand for Harris-Walz camouflage hat

Staff working 60 hours a week at New Jersey factory to meet demand for Harris-Walz camo hats. ‘We haven’t seen this kind of excitement about a candidate’ since Barack Obama, their boss says.

24 Aug 2024 - 9:56AM

An employee works on embroidered campaign hats for US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz at Unionwear in Newark, New Jersey. Photo: AFP

Opinion | US should welcome leaders with experience in China

Any American’s familiarity with China should be valued by both countries and serve as a foundation for sustaining essential US-China ties.

23 Aug 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Meet Tim Walz’s children Hope and Gus, who inspire his politics

The couple have been open about undergoing fertility treatments during their battle to have children: their daughter Hope was born seven years after they got married

12 Sep 2024 - 12:07PM

VP pick Tim Walz rallies Democrats in punchy speech, sidesteps China questions

Minnesota governor tells convention Trump is ‘dangerous’ while Republicans share accusations and theories about Walz’s links to China.

22 Aug 2024 - 2:39PMvideocam

Governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion | Why Harris-Walz is still the better pick for US-China engagement

Walz, though a critic of Beijing, has a genuine affection for China and its people. He’s likely to bring realpolitik to US foreign policy.

20 Aug 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Democratic presidential nominee Vice-President Kamala Harris is welcomed by running mate Tim Walz at a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on August 7. Photo: Minnesota Public Radio via AP

Opinion | Kamala Harris could be the next Richard Nixon on US-China relations

Vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz’s views on China raise the chances of a badly needed Nixon-like initiative by a Harris administration.

20 Aug 2024 - 2:30PMvideocam

Harris implies Trump a ‘coward’ during Pennsylvania campaign appearance

Kamala Harris took her surging US presidential campaign to the swing state of Pennsylvania to push her case against Donald Trump.

19 Aug 2024 - 7:49AMvideocam

US House opens China-ties probe of Democratic VP candidate Walz

Republican chair writes to FBI chief and cites Minnesota governor’s ‘cosy relationship’ with Beijing and ‘devotion to the CCP’.

17 Aug 2024 - 6:47AMvideocam

A sign bearing the images of US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her running mate on the 2024 Democratic Party ticket, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Investigate Tim Walz’s China visits, US congressman asks Pentagon

Democratic vice-presidential candidate is accused of possibly running afoul of foreign-travel reporting requirements as a national guardsman.

15 Aug 2024 - 7:02AMvideocam

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz addresses unionized public employees in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday. Photo: Los Angeles Times/TNS

Trump and Harris to debate on ABC, ex-US president says he wants 2 more

The Republican candidate, who earlier suggested he might back out of the ABC event, now wants debates on Fox and NBC.

9 Aug 2024 - 6:20AMvideocam

Biden warns Trump may not concede US election loss

US President Joe Biden said he is ‘not confident’ Donald Trump would concede peacefully if he loses the US election, as Kamala Harris warned a Trump victory would usher in a lawless administration.

8 Aug 2024 - 1:26PMvideocam

US man bought HarrisWalz.com in 2020 for US$10. It just sold for US$15,000

Lawyer Jeremy Green Eche’s hobby is buying domain names for hypothetical political candidates.

8 Aug 2024 - 4:19AMvideocam

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, take the stage at a campaign rally at Temple University in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Photo: The Philadelphia Inquirer via TNS

Walz’s personal China history not expected to lead to big shift in US policy

The Minnesota governor is expected to talk tough on the campaign trail and analysts are sceptical how far he would shift the dial in office.

7 Aug 2024 - 9:25PMvideocam

Who is Mark Kelly’s controversial daughter, Claire Kelly?

An old drug post and conversation between Kelly and his daughter has been widely shared on social media, mostly by MAGA supporters

7 Aug 2024 - 6:30PM

How Tim Walz rose to prominence, partly by calling Trump, Republicans ‘weird’

Before he was Kamala Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz was using the Democrats’ best dis phrase of the 2024 campaign. It spread like wildfire across social media with the help of young Americans.

7 Aug 2024 - 1:35PM

Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Trump supporters go after China experiences of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP pick

The Democratic vice-presidential candidate taught in China, ran a student travel programme there and sat on the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

7 Aug 2024 - 5:56PMvideocam

Governor Tim Walz takes questions last month in Minnesota. Photo: Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS. Photo: Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

Kamala Harris chooses Walz as her running mate against Trump and Vance

The governor has been a teacher in China, high school football coach, member of Congress, and a high-ranking member of the National Guard.

7 Aug 2024 - 10:55AMvideocam

Kamala Harris’ vice-president choice narrows to Walz and Shapiro, sources say

Presidential candidate expected to announce selection ahead of first public appearance with running mate on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.

6 Aug 2024 - 1:25PMvideocam

Harris closes in on naming a running mate, activists critique Shapiro and Kelly

Democrats unified behind US Vice-President Kamala Harris after she took the top of the party’s ticket heading into the November election.

3 Aug 2024 - 11:55PM

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in Philadelphia on July 13. Harris has faced critique from key supporters of her party for her possible running mates’ records. Photo: Reuters

Possible running mate for Kamala Harris attacked for promotional video in China

US Senator Mark Kelly, the potential Democratic vice-presidential nominee, draws social media scorn for a nine-year-old video of him pitching vitamin franchises.

2 Aug 2024 - 5:42AM

US Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, at the Capitol on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Kamala Harris to hold Philadelphia rally with vice-president pick Tuesday

Kamala Harris and her yet-to-be-named running mate will launch a tour of seven battleground states next week.

31 Jul 2024 - 11:01AMvideocam

‘White Dudes for Harris’ is latest Zoom gathering backing US vice-president

Organisers said the three-hour Zoom call attracted 180,000-plus people who donated more than US$3.7 million

30 Jul 2024 - 3:10PMvideocam

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Tim Walz

Tim Walz is an American politician who served as a House representative for Minnesota from 2007-2019 before becoming governor of Minnesota in 2019. In 2024, he was selected by Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris to be her VP pick against Republican former president Donald Trump and his own choice for VP, J.D. Vance.

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24 August, 2024