China’s state-run Global Times on sunday Declared The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump proves that American politics have become “extreme and reckless” and that there is “less room for moderates.”
of Global Times It took a while Bless Chinese dictator Xi Jinping sent his “sympathies” to President Trump, according to a report from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. The report was strangely vague — Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian adamantly refused on Monday to answer questions about what exactly Xi said or how he conveyed his message — but state media dutifully praised the leader’s sympathies.
After that, and a brief reiteration of major U.S. media reports on the details of Saturday evening’s assassination attempt on Trump, Global Times He made a lengthy condemnation of “political violence” in the United States and said the shooting once again proved that China’s authoritarianism is a more stable and peaceful regime.
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Professor Diao Daming of Renmin University said: Global Times:
While this shows the persistence of political violence throughout American history, the fact that such a heinous incident could still occur at a political rally attended by a former president, despite security measures, highlights the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in America and how intractable it is.
Diao said “the politics of revenge expressed through violence” is the new default mode in American politics. Global Times He dutifully pointed out that no one really knows why the gunman opened fire on Trump.
“The current turmoil in the United States is reminiscent of the turmoil of the late 1960s and early 1970s,” said Lu Xiang of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The toxic atmosphere is constantly growing between the two senior candidates as the relentless mutual accusations and personal attacks continue. In such a toxic environment, it is not difficult to imagine one or more violent incidents erupting.
Jin Canrong, vice dean of the School of International Relations at Renmin University, is one of the world’s brodiest chickens. Global Times An anti-American group of “China experts” said the shooting was a sign of America’s downfall as “Congress votes along party lines on nearly every issue and partisan politics become increasingly polarized.”
“Americans once prided themselves on the idea that they had the wisdom of compromise to distinguish them from the extremes of the French political atmosphere. But now they too are extreme and reckless, leaving less room for moderates,” he asserted.
“Furthermore, the United States is seeing a widening gap between rich and poor, a shrinking middle class and serious social polarization. Many specific social conflicts, such as over immigration and economic policy, are highly divisive,” Jin added, delivering a grim assessment of life under President Joe Biden.
of Global Times The paper told its readers that Chinese social media believes that “American democracy is in serious danger” and that attempts to assassinate Trump are likely to increase, especially since Biden’s disastrous defeat in the debate means the Democrats realize “they have little chance of beating Trump.”
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on the other hand, Global Times Chinese customers are reportedly snapping up T-shirts with a picture of Trump at the scene of a shooting – presumably a reference to the iconic image of a bloodied Trump standing under an American flag.
Associated Press report On Monday, several of China’s biggest e-commerce platforms announced they were selling T-shirts featuring President Trump’s flag for $4 a pop. Buyers can choose between Trump’s official campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” or “Shooting Makes Me Strong.” Honestly, that’s not a bad suggestion for an alternative slogan for 2024.
