California Governor Gavin Newsom has been in the spotlight recently. At the end of October 2023, he paid a high-profile visit to China to promote the resumption of local exchanges between China and the United States. He was warmly received by China, and President Xi Jinping met with him in person. In early November, Newsom served as the “host” for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal leaders’ meeting in San Francisco, and was publicly praised by President Biden for “being able to be president in the future.” At the end of November, he participated in the red-blue gubernatorial debate as a “gladiator” and faced off against the Republican presidential candidate,…