As we’ve reported on, Mitt Romney was the first of the GOP field to take a strong stance against China’s currency manipulation. Now it appears that this incredibly popular stance is catching fire with some of the other candidates.

Newt Gingrich warned of China owning...

…trillions of dollars of our debt, and they have a superior manufacturing system and a superior military, then our range of independence will be within the framework the Chinese tolerate.

Jon Huntsman, meanwhile, takes a much more cautious stance:

I don’t want to find ourselves in a trade war. With respect to China, if you start slapping penalties on them ... you’re going to get the same thing in return.

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