Kaohsiung, Taiwan — of The official response to President-elect Trump's victory in communist China, led by Xi Jinping, was standard.
“Our policy towards the United States is consistent,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “We will continue to view and handle China-US relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” he said.
Yuan Ju-cheng, a professor at the Department of Philosophy at National Taiwan University, returned to Taiwan from a visit to China on Monday, and he noted that almost everyone he met there wanted to talk about the US election. He told Fox News Digital that a Trump victory would be a “worst-case scenario” for the Chinese government. China experts and Chinese citizens online believe that already strained relations will almost certainly deteriorate over the next four years under President-elect Trump.
President Trump made abundantly clear during his campaign that he would adopt a tariff-based approach to trade with China. Professor Yuan explained that China was “not psychologically ready” when President Trump imposed tariffs on giant Chinese companies such as Huawei around 2018.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and President-elect Trump. (Getty Images)
But Yuan says China knows how damaging such a policy will be this time around, and that it will come at a time when China's domestic economy is not doing well.
“Three key issues will continue to dominate U.S.-China relations: the three T's: trade, technology, and Taiwan,” Zhiqun Zhu, a political science and international relations professor at Bucknell University, said on FOX hours ago. He told News Digital. Trump's surprising victory is now official.
On Wednesday, Taiwan President William Lai told I am confident that he will continue to do so.” It is the cornerstone of regional stability and will lead to further prosperity for all of us. ”
Taiwanese Vice President Bikim Hsiao, also via I look forward to building it,” he added. peace and economic prosperity. ”
Taiwanese people have a variety of opinions about the US election. Some here find President Trump's brash, outspoken personality unattractive. recent opinion polls It has been revealed that more than 50% of Taiwanese prefer Harris over Trump. However, many Taiwanese also said they view President Trump as potentially “favorable to Taiwan,” mainly because they expect him to take a tough stance toward China. That expectation is shared across the Taiwan Strait.
President Trump arrives at the Election Night Watch Party at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Ross Darrell Feingold, a Taipei-based lawyer and local politics commentator, is one of a small number of Americans living in Taiwan who are active on the Chinese information platform Toutiao, which is owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance. is. With over 150 million daily users, TouTiao can be likened to a hybrid of Facebook and X.
Sunday before the US presidential election Feingold posted a question Due to China's strict internet regulations, this article about TouTiao was finally approved for publication after some revisions.
“As a Chinese person, which do you think will have a worse impact on Sino-US relations, Trump or Kamala Harris?” he wrote.
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A Hong Kong police honor guard holds the national flags of China and Hong Kong during a ceremony celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong, October 1. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
More than 30,000 people viewed the question and provided a variety of answers, including about 5,500 who directly supported Democratic candidate Harris. Chinese netizens have given Harris the nickname “Ha Ha Sister” after the vice president's hearty laugh.
However, Feingold pointed to the near consensus among Chinese netizens that the United States is hostile to China and does not want China to rise to its rightful status as a world power.
“Based on the comments I've received about Touziao, the Chinese people believe that the United States – led by leaders of either party – will try to curb China's growth,” Feingold told Fox News Digital. He seems to think so.”
He added that it can be difficult to determine whether internet comments reflect true personal opinions or simply parrot the views of Chinese state media. Overall, the Chinese public has begun to take U.S. policy personally, interpreting it as directed at ordinary Chinese people rather than as criticism of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, Feingold said. says.
Honor Guard members raise the Taiwanese flag at the Presidential Building before the National Day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan. (Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rollins/File Photo)
Professor Zhu of Bucknell University explained this situation harshly in comments to FOX News Digital, saying, “While more than 80% of Americans surveyed currently view China negatively, China's “Positive views have also declined. …What's the difference now with the minority?” Several years ago, many Chinese, including Chinese liberals, became more critical of the United States, believing that the United States was not welcoming to Chinese students, tourists, and businessmen. ”
Zhu noted that some states, such as Florida, have curtailed virtually all cultural and educational exchanges with the Chinese government.
Japan, which also has tense relations with China, also congratulated President Trump on Wednesday. Barron's reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he hopes the alliance will advance to “new heights” during President Trump's second term.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) supervises artillery training in North Korea on March 7. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Agency, Associated Press)
South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol congratulated and praised President Trump in a post on X, writing, “Under your strong leadership, South Korea's future will be great.” [Republic of Korea]-The US alliance and the US will shine brighter. We look forward to working closely with you. ”
There was also no immediate official comment from the so-called Hermit Kingdom, despite some belief that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un would welcome President Trump back into the White House. However, North Korea “launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea” hours before Tuesday's U.S. presidential election.
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