The news comes as dozens of Democratic and Republican candidates have publicly demonized China ahead of the midterm election. According to the New York Times, at least twenty-nine candidates have unveiled advertisements suggesting that their opponents have been too sympathetic to China. The National Republican Congressional Committee is running this ad in Indiana.

RNCC Ad: “Is Baron Hill running for Congress in Indiana or China? Baron Hill supported the $800 billion failed stimulus package that created renewable energy jobs in China. His big spending programs will force us to keep borrowing money from, you guessed it, China. So Hill’s creating massive new debt here, while he created renewable new energy jobs over there. Baron Hill, for Indiana or China? We fired him once. The National Republican Congressional Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.”