[US-China News]Ms. Li Xiulan, the leader of the Chinese community in Georgia, recently invited Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Geoff Duncan and his Chinese supporters to gather at her home to communicate and build a communication bridge between the local Chinese community and the campaign team.
During the event, Mr. Geoff Duncan conducted in-depth interactions with attendees around the core issues of his campaign platform, focusing on issues such as homosexuality, abortion rights, and Georgia’s trade cooperation with China. Regarding the abortion issue, Mr. Duncan clearly expressed his position in support of women’s right to choose abortion based on the evolution of his own policy ideas, and explained his policy considerations and plans for this issue. At the meeting, Duncan shared relevant ideas on strengthening trade exchanges between Georgia and China, combined with the state’s economic development needs, to deepen economic and trade cooperation between the two sides and explore mutually beneficial and win-win opportunities. He carefully listened to and answered various issues of concern to the Chinese community. The on-site exchange atmosphere was warm and pragmatic.
This meeting not only provided a direct channel for local Chinese Americans to understand the candidates’ policy proposals, but also allowed the campaign team to listen more truly to the voices and demands of the Chinese American community, helping Chinese Americans play a more active role in local politics in Georgia.
[News link]Geoffrey L. Duncan was born in Atlanta on April 1, 1975. He graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a professional baseball player and later transformed into an entrepreneur and politician. He currently lives in Forsyth County. He is married and has three children.
-Professional experience: Played for the Florida Marlins minor leagues from 1998 to 2000, and retired due to a shoulder injury; he later started a business with his wife, and in 2016 he served as CEO of the medical company Wellview. He also founded a consulting company and provided strategic consulting for many venture capital investors.
-Political career: Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives (2013-2017) in 2012; elected Lieutenant Governor in 2018 (2019-2023). During this period, he broke with the Republican Party because he refused Trump’s request to overturn the 2020 election results. He joined the Democratic Party on August 5, 2025, and announced on September 16 that he would run for governor as a Democrat.
-Election platform:
-Political stance: Emphasizes cross-party cooperation and electoral integrity, opposes Trump’s political influence, advocates abandoning extremism, and claims that he is the only candidate in the Democratic primary who can win the November general election.
-Economy and people’s livelihood: focusing on family economic security, plans to reduce childcare costs, solve families’ difficult choices between drug and food expenses, and promote steady economic development.
– Gun Control: Supports comprehensive background checks and red flag laws, promises to strengthen gun safety laws, and says “Republicans are completely wrong about guns.”
-Medical care: Committed to reducing medical costs, expanding medical insurance coverage, and improving the accessibility of medical services, with special attention to the medical needs of vulnerable groups.
-Immigration policy: Advocate for orderly and safe border management and seek solutions that balance national security and immigration rights.
-Abortion rights: Support women’s right to abortion, oppose restrictive abortion laws, and emphasize the protection of women’s bodily autonomy.
