China’s state-owned Global Times The paper predictably watched President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump formalize their nominations for their respective parties on Wednesday, calling both “unpopular” candidates and leading the charge for American democracy. “This is proof that the government is unable to express or address issues of concern to the people,” he lamented. ”
The Chinese government’s media arm regularly uses American elections, especially hotly contested presidential elections, to argue that the American political system is outdated and oppressive, and that only totalitarian communism can liberate the American people. There is.
on the other hand, Global Times While deriding Biden and Trump’s nominations as a negative development for humanity, China’s foreign policy touts China’s Communist Party-controlled parliament as a successful example of “all-process people’s democracy” for the world to emulate. . The two federal legislative bodies, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), act on the orders of genocidal dictator Xi Jinping, do not discuss policy, and de facto It blindly approves the demands of the Chinese Politburo. The annual “Two Sessions”. The “two sessions” ended last week.
The incumbent and outgoing president secured enough delegates to be nominated at the Republican and Democratic national conventions this week, following a series of state primaries in 2024 in which both candidates overwhelmingly dominated. .
President Trump responded to the developments in a statement: “Our party is united, and we fully understand that we are standing up against the worst, most incompetent, corrupt, and destructive president in American history.” did.
“Donald Trump is waging a campaign of resentment, revenge, and retaliation that threatens the very idea of America,” Biden said in a statement about his nomination shared with reporters via email. “He admires dictators, and he has vowed from day one to become a dictator himself. … Voters now have to make a choice about the future of this country.”
of Global Timesas stated by a pro-regime “observer”. declared Americans are “unenthusiastic” about their options and “our electoral system and American democracy have become too rigid to express and address issues of concern to the public.” I concluded. A Chinese propaganda outlet said the candidates’ comments “reminded observers of the farcical turn of events in the first match-up in 2020” and lamented “a repeat of the bitter 2020 elections.”
“The majority of Americans don’t want to see an 81-year-old and a 77-year-old vying for president again. They’re tired of elder politics,” Lu Xiang, an “expert” recognized by the administration, reportedly said. . “America’s two-party system is strange and anomalous, and is mired in stagnation.”
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump (Kevin Dietsch, Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
of Global Times In particular, Trump, who as president promoted policies to contain the negative influence of the Chinese Communist Party, complained that he had “never felt left out,” and that this led to U.S. politics becoming “even more divided and extreme than in 2020.” It happened,” he claimed.
The 2020 election was marked by nationwide left-wing riots that set entire communities ablaze. Property Claim Services, a company that tracks insurance claims, found in late 2020 that the riot was the costliest event of human-caused property damage in U.S. history.of Global Times He provided no evidence to suggest that American politics are “more extreme” than in 2020.
Protesters raise their fists as fire blazes in the street after a confrontation with law enforcement near the Seattle Police Department East Precinct in Seattle, Washington, just after midnight on June 8, 2020. Early in the evening, a suspect drove his car into a crowd of protesters and shot and killed one person. Police and demonstrators then clashed violently during the ongoing Black Lives Matter demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
A state newspaper concluded that American democracy is no longer a reality, contrary to what “experts” say.
“America’s democracy remains a facade and requires significant modifications to continue functioning,” one “expert” suggested.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China abstained Asked about the nomination on Wednesday, he criticized the U.S. political system, insisted that China “will not interfere in the U.S. presidential election,” and urged both Trump and Biden to maintain “mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win conditions” with China. He encouraged them to pursue “cooperation.”
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin widely praised China’s “Two Conferences” as a true democratic exercise in a press briefing on Wednesday, but said totalitarian leader Xi had “widely solicited suggestions and provided opinions.” “They led the practice of people’s democracy throughout the entire process by contributing their resources.” It’s the wisdom of the people. ”
“In the future, China will continue to develop a broader, fully implemented and full-fledged all-process people’s democracy,” Wang asserted. “We advocate values common to all humankind, and we will exchange and learn from other countries on democracy and other issues based on mutual respect, and together we will make further contributions to human democracy.”
Indeed, China is a violent communist dictatorship, and public expressions of disagreement with Mr. Xi and his government are severely punished. Human rights organization Freedom House, in its 2024 report on civil and political rights, ranked China is one of the most unfree countries in the world, with regular purges of Communist Party officials, abuse of vague laws to silence suspected political opponents, and leadership, among other violations. It cites a complete lack of public participation in the selection process.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
“None of China’s national leaders are freely elected, and the legislature acts as a rubber stamp in policymaking and enacting new laws,” Freedom House explained. “The concentration of power in Mr. Xi, the cult of personality centered around him, and his regular calls for greater ideological unity and party supremacy have led to policy debate even within the Chinese Communist Party. The space for [Chinese Communist Party]”
