Taipei, Nov. 10 (CNA) The United States' foreign policy, including that relating to China and Taiwan, is expected to remain unchanged following the recent midterm elections, American political analysts said Wednesday.
Given that many first-timers were elected to both chambers of the U.S. Congress and that they have no previous experience of foreign policy, no major foreign policy shift is expected in the near future, said Stephanie Foster, senior vice president of Government Affairs in the American Legacy Foundation.
Foster made the comment in a digital video conference, hosted by the American Cultural Center. The conference reviewed the 2010 U.S. midterm election, in which the Republican Party gained at least 60 more seats in the 435-member House of Representatives, taking the majority from the ruling Democratic Party. U.S. President Barack Obama has not made many changes to former President George W. Bush's foreign policy since assuming office in 2008, said Ann Stone, a political consultant and founder of the pro-abortion Republicans for Choice.
Stone, speaking in the same video conference, agreed that dramatic changes in U.S. foreign policy were unlikely, especially as the Democrats still control the Senate, which traditionally has a stronger influence on foreign policy.
The two analysts agreed that economy had been the deciding factor in the election, with independent voters switching from Obama in 2008 to Republican in 2010.
Creating job growth will be top of Obama's agenda for the remainder of his term, they said. (By Chris Wang) enditem/MH