A rather reluctant position takes China's Global Times, not being acquainted to surprise actions of high-ranking political leaders. The photo shows an allegation to VOX News, the voice of Trump's Republican supporters, fitting with Trump's subliminal stance of 'bringing them behind bars'.
During the last days, Chinese social media have gone viral with remarks running down Kamala Harris while, at the same time, rather praising Donald Trump who, in reality, has never been China's friend.
While Chinese social media trended toward insulting personal attacks on Harris, state media remained focused on criticizing her professional qualifications.
One of the most-read articles from the nationalistic Global Times called her “mediocre” and said Harris — who previously served as San Francisco’s district attorney, California’s attorney general and a U.S. senator before being elected vice president — lacks the experience to serve as president. It asserted that she would continue to deepen alliances in Asia “in the face of China’s geopolitical ascendence.”
An article on Baidu’s news channel said former President Barack Obama’s lack of an immediate endorsement for Harris was “equivalent to expressing a lack of support.”
Another said, “Harris has not achieved any political achievements worth mentioning in the more than three years since she became vice president, her governing ability is limited, and she often laughs for no reason.”
Meanwhile, China’s lively social-media landscape was rife with sexist and disparaging posts.
[WSJ Market Watch on July 24]
in his tweet posted on X on July 25, 2024.
Here an excerpt from the Global Times article presented above:
拜登宣布退选震惊各方！美媒：他成为56年来第一位放弃连任机会的现任美国总统
Biden's announcement of his withdrawal from the election shocked all sides! US media: He became the first current president of the United States in 56 years to give up the chance to be re-elected.
在民主党内部的强大压力下，美国总统拜登当地时间7月21日下午在一份声明中宣布退出2024年美国总统竞选，并表示支持副总统哈里斯接棒获得民主党党内提名，竞选总统。美媒称，这一决定标志着拜登52年选举政治生涯的迅速而令人震惊的结束，拜登也成为56年来第一位放弃连任机会的现任总统。上一次放弃连任的是深陷越南战争泥潭的林登·约翰逊总统，他在1968年3月宣布不寻求另一个任期。对于拜登退选，美国前总统奥巴马称赞了他的决定，并称“拜登是一位最高级别的爱国者”。民主党参议员贝内特称，拜登的退出给了民主党“击败特朗普的机会”。不过，共和党总统候选人特朗普批评称，拜登是美国历史上最糟糕的总统。他还表示，哈里斯将比拜登更容易被击败。《纽约时报》评价称，拜登带领美国走出疫情以及随之而来的经济动荡，但他弥合特朗普执政期间美国扩大的裂痕的希望已经破灭，美国社会仍然两极分化严重。同时，拜登的决定颠覆了竞选，为现代史上前所未有的喧闹和不可预测的竞选活动奠定了基础。哈里斯只剩下107天的时间来巩固民主党人的支持，确立自己作为可信的国家领导人的地位。
Under strong internal pressure, U.S. President Biden announced in a statement on July 21 afternoon local time that he withdrew from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign,and expressed support for Vice President Harris received the Democratic Party nomination,candidate for president. U.S. media said this decision marked the rapid and shocking end of Biden’s 52 year election political life. Biden also became the first renounced re-election opportunity incumbent president in 56 years. The last relinquished re-election was that of President Lyndon Johnson, who announced in March 1968 that he did not seek another term. For Biden's resignation, former U.S. President Barack Obama praised his decision, and called "Biden is a top-ranking patriot." Democratic Senator Bennet specifically called Biden’s exit as giving Democrats a “defeating Trump opportunity”. However, Republican presidential candidate Trump criticized Biden as the worst president in U.S. history. He also described Harris as being more easily to defeat than Biden. The New York Times review said Biden mastered the U.S. outbreak of the epidemic and the resulting economic turmoil. However, the fractured hopes of U.S. expansion during the Trump administration have been dashed and America's society remains highly polarized. At the same time, Biden's decision subverted the campaign, laying the foundation for the noisy and unpredictable campaign activities unprecedented in modern history. Harris has only 107 days left to consolidate Democratic support, establishing herself as a credible national leader.
[Global Times on July 23, 2024. The article was published at a time when VP Kamala Harris already enjoyed broad support for her own nomination campaign within the Democratic Party.]
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