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China’s tightly controlled social media platforms are rarely used for political discussions, but Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election has reversed the trend.
As of Sunday afternoon, posts about the president-elect on the Twitter-like microblogging site Weibo had attracted more than 730 million views, while Tencent’s WeChat Moments, similar to Facebook’s timeline, was similarly busy.
“Everybody cares so much about the US elections, but I don’t even know who the mayor of Shanghai is,” said a Weibo user.
Many of the comments on the platform were about the possibility that Donald Trump, who has not yet admitted defeat, is refusing to leave the White House.
“[Biden was] rushing to falsely pose as the winner … The simple fact is that this election is far from over, ”the president said in a statement on his campaign website.
Another Weibo user said: “When [Biden] enter the White House next January, you will face an unprecedented series of challenges: how to remove Trump from the White House. “
Chinese state media have also featured Weibo topics, many of them focused on possible post-election uncertainty in the United States.
One presented by the Communist Party spokesperson People’s diary and titled “The Emotions of American Voters Are Widely Divided,” it had received more than 81 million views on Sunday afternoon.
Another, featured by state broadcaster CCTV about Trump supporters protesting with firearms, had attracted 140 million views.
A CCTV post on the subject showed supporters of the two candidates facing off in Pennsylvania, an undecided state that was declared the winner for Biden.
“Trump can say: the emperor never abolished the queen, I am still a queen,” said a Weibo user, referring to the popular television series. Empresses in the palace in which two of the characters compete to be the most powerful woman in China.
In his first speech as president-elect, Biden said he would seek to bridge the widening political gap in the United States and highlighted the need for unity, strength and faith in the nation.
Zhang Dingding, an internet industry commentator, said on WeChat about Biden’s victory: “This is the democratic ‘problem solving’ mechanism. Once you discover that the train is on the wrong track, you can change the conductor. “
But others urged people to exercise caution before making a decision on the new American leader.
“A lot of people are ridiculing Trump and praising Biden … but we don’t know about Biden’s policies and position on China,” said a Weibo user. “What if after a year we find out that he’s even worse than Trump?”
Mei Xinyu, a researcher at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, said on WeChat: “It is a victory for Biden, not a victory for China. From a long-term perspective, it may not even be a victory for America … Calm down, watch and think. ” – South China Morning Mail
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