text:  Vance has been a supporter of Trump's America First foreign policy and a critic of Beijing. He's advocated a pivoted focus and resources to Asia to counter China. Asked at a briefing in Beijing for China's response to the fact that Vance was on the ticket, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian was brief, saying China was opposed to U.S. elections making an issue of China. John Rewich, NPR News, Beijing.