{"id":6663,"date":"2026-04-24T22:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6663"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T22:28:16","slug":"lefty-senate-candidate-graham-platner-argues-that-us-should-be-far-more-cooperative-with-china-on-climate-change-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=6663","title":{"rendered":"Lefty senate candidate Graham Platner argues that US should be &#8216;far more cooperative&#8217; with China on climate change issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Maine Democrat Graham Platner is vowing to pursue closer ties with China if elected to the Senate, arguing that the U.S. should be \u201cfar more cooperative\u201d with the communist state on issues like climate change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think our position towards China should be one of cooperation instead of one of opposition,\u201d Platner said during a livestream in February, arguing it would be \u201cabsurd\u201d to have an aggressive approach toward Beijing, citing its trade relationship with the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not a China hawk, not by any stretch of the imagination,\u201d he continued. \u201cI think we need to be figuring out how to integrate, or at least be far more cooperative, especially to fight challenges like climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner, a staunch progressive, is running to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in November\u2019s midterm elections. His views on China appear to be well outside the political mainstream and place him to the left of many Democratic lawmakers, who see the country as the United States\u2019 most formidable strategic competitor or a geopolitical threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate hopeful has also argued that fascism followed by climate change is the top two challenges facing the United States on the world stage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Graham Platner, a Democrat from Maine and US Senate candidate, in South Portland, Maine, US, on Friday, March 6, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBefore the rise of fascism, I would have said that the biggest challenge we have \u2026 globally is climate change,\u201d Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, said during the livestream.<\/p>\n<p>Platner referred to federal immigration officers as \u201carmed thugs,\u201d accusing them of murdering American citizens, an apparent reference to two fatal shootings during an immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>He has previously advocated for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and dragging agents in front of Congress to testify about their work.<\/p>\n<p>Platner\u2019s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>China\u2019s President\u00a0Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia\u2019s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, April 15, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Republican National Committee (RNC) sharply criticized Platner\u2019s remarks in a statement to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGraham Platner\u2019s soft-on-communism radical ideology would lift up dictators, threaten America\u2019s national security, and cost American lives,\u201d RNC spokeswoman Kristen Cianci said in a statement. \u201cHe has no business in the Senate or any position of power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platner is facing Maine Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, in an increasingly nasty primary that has split factions of the Democratic Party. Leading progressives, including Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have endorsed him while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who leads the party\u2019s establishment wing, is supporting Mills.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Senate candidate Graham Platner acknowledges the large crowd that attended Platner\u2019s town hall, Sept. 25, 2025, at Bunker Brewing in Portland, Maine.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sanders and Warren have doubled down on their embrace of Platner despite the political newcomer\u2019s bevy of controversial online posts and scrutiny over a Nazi-linked tattoo that he has had removed.<\/p>\n<p>Platner called for deposing Schumer as Democratic leader, weakening the filibuster to ease the passage of left-wing legislation and adding seats to the Supreme Court to dilute the power of the conservative majority, in an interview with NBC News this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Sanders-backed oyster farmer has carved out a dominant lead in recent polling ahead of the June primary, despite Mills serving as the most senior-ranking Democrat in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Collins is running for a sixth Senate term in the blue-leaning state. 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