Chinese Media Can’t Stop Making Fun Of Donald Trump

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04/14/2017 12:21 am ET | Updated 5 hours ago
Chinese Media Can’t Stop Making Fun Of Donald Trump

“Trump slaps self in face, again.”

By Ed Mazza

President Donald Trump’s recent flip-flops aren’t just making headlines in the United States ― they’ve also been noticed in China.

One of Trump’s reversals came on the issue of Chinese monetary policy. While he had previously accused Beijing of being “world champions” of currency manipulation, he reversed that position after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Wall Street Journal reporter Te-Ping Chen, who is based in Beijing, showed how the press there was covering the sudden change of heart:

https://twitter.com/x/status/852357160776290304

Those headlines come just days after Chinese media criticized Trump’s air strikes in Syria, and after a long series of anti-Trump stories and headlines in the state-run media.

Chinese media has referred to Trump’s election a “democracy malfunction,” compared him to Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, called him “as ignorant as a child” and mocked his spelling problems. During the presidential campaign, media in the country called Trump “big-mouthed” and “abusively forthright,” and even compared him to a clown.
 
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-faces-chinese-mockery-following-embarrassing-reversals

Trump faces Chinese mockery following embarrassing reversals

04/14/17 08:00 AM—Updated 04/14/17 08:08 AM

By Steve Benen

Donald Trump has spent years complaining about China and its alleged currency manipulation. As a candidate, the Republican not only blasted President Obama on the issue, he publicly vowed to label China a currency manipulator literally on his first day in office.

That didn’t happen, of course, though as recently as last week, the president continued to posture, calling China the “world champion” of currency manipulation. This week, however, Trump dramatically changed direction, declaring that China isn’t actually manipulating its currency at all.

The reversal hasn’t gone unnoticed in Beijing, where the American president is now the subject of mockery.

Te-Ping Chen, a Beijing-based reporter for the Wall Street Journal, notes that Chinese media are gleefully mocking Trump for doing such an abrupt 180 on an issue that was one of the staples of his 2016 presidential campaign – in fact, Trump had originally vowed to officially label China a currency manipulator on the first day of his presidency.

“Eating his words!” reads one headline, as translated by Chen.

“Trump slaps self in face, again,” reads another.
Note, in China, the media is controlled by the state, so this ridicule is an extension of the government’s own messaging.

Of particular interest in these headlines was the use of the word “again” – because while Trump has only been in office for a few months, this wasn’t the first time he’s embarrassed himself with China.

discussed in February, soon after winning the presidential election, Trump spoke directly with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, which not only stunned international observers, but also undermined the “One-China” policy, uprooting decades of carefully crafted, delicate diplomacy that had been honored by both parties.

When many speculated that the Republican bumbled into this by accident, the White House quickly pushed back, insisting that Trump – who likes to present himself as master negotiator and strategic genius – was executing a brilliant plan, keeping China on its toes.

“I fully understand the One-China policy,” Trump said on Dec. 11. “But I don’t know why we have to be bound by a One-China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things.”

Two weeks into his presidency, in a rather pathetic display of groveling, Trump reversed course, declaring his support the “One-China” policy – publicly and in writing – in exchange for nothing.

The New York Times reported soon after that the rookie president managed to avert a more serious confrontation with Beijing, but Trump also made a lasting impression on China that despite all of his posturing, the American president will back down when push comes to shove.

“Trump lost his first fight with Xi and he will be looked at as a paper tiger,” said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, in Beijing, and an adviser to China’s State Council. “This will be interpreted in China as a great success, achieved by Xi’s approach of dealing with him.”

Mr. Trump’s reversal on Taiwan is likely to reinforce the views of those in China who see him as merely the latest American president to come into office talking tough on China, only to bend eventually to economic reality and adopt more cooperative policies. That could mean more difficult negotiations with Beijing on trade, North Korea and other issues. […]

American leadership was damaged by Mr. Trump staking out a position and then stepping back, said Hugh White, a professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University and the author of “The China Choice,” a book that argues that the United States should share power in the Pacific region with China.

White told the Times in February that the Chinese will now see Trump as “weak” as a result of his handling of the dispute.

The American president reinforced that impression this week, posturing for years about taking on Chine’s alleged currency manipulation, only to fold like a cheap suit when it mattered.

Whether Trump understands this or not, the world notices developments like these. Three months into his presidency, Trump is signaling to everyone that he’s a president who prefers acting tough to being tough.
 

"Note, in China, the media is controlled by the state, so this ridicule is an extension of the government’s own messaging."
 
java said:
Are they Chinese democrats?
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Most Asian Americans vote democrat


http://fivethirtyeight.com/features...are-diverse-but-unified-against-donald-trump/


Oct. 10, 2016 at 1:01 PM

Asian-American Voters Are Diverse But Unified Against Donald Trump
By Dhrumil Mehta and Jennifer Kanjana

Filed under 2016 Election

The new National Asian American Survey shows that Asian-American registered voters are increasingly identifying as Democrats. The Democratic edge over Republicans has increased by 11 percentage points since 2012, according to the NAAS, which was released last week. The 2016 survey also found that 59 percent of respondents favor Hillary Clinton in this year’s presidential election while only 16 percent prefer Donald Trump — 26 percent are either undecided or favor a third-party candidate.




https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-dont-vote-republican/?utm_term=.cbb0a457cbf3


"In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won 73 percent of the Asian American vote. That exceeded his support among traditional Democratic Party constituencies like Hispanics (71 percent) and women (55 percent)."
 
Tony Stark said:
Most Asian Americans vote democrat


http://fivethirtyeight.com/features...are-diverse-but-unified-against-donald-trump/


Oct. 10, 2016 at 1:01 PM

Asian-American Voters Are Diverse But Unified Against Donald Trump
By Dhrumil Mehta and Jennifer Kanjana

Filed under 2016 Election

The new National Asian American Survey shows that Asian-American registered voters are increasingly identifying as Democrats. The Democratic edge over Republicans has increased by 11 percentage points since 2012, according to the NAAS, which was released last week. The 2016 survey also found that 59 percent of respondents favor Hillary Clinton in this year’s presidential election while only 16 percent prefer Donald Trump — 26 percent are either undecided or favor a third-party candidate.




https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-dont-vote-republican/?utm_term=.cbb0a457cbf3


"In the 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama won 73 percent of the Asian American vote. That exceeded his support among traditional Democratic Party constituencies like Hispanics (71 percent) and women (55 percent)."
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I got one for you. 14 million people have left the democrat party since the election. Thats 20% of the entire party! You can't even deny the source because it's a hard leaning left newspaper.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...es-and-volunteers_us_582e716ae4b08c963e343d26

So you can quote about how all these democrats voted for Obama a lifetime ago, but you're ignoring the real news that the democratic party is finished. You're so divided that I don't know how you will come back from this. Trump will have 8 years as president. Go bring up all the old news articles you want...it ain't 2008 anymore. Everything you've posted is no longer relevant to todays voters.
 
peilthetraveler said:
I got one for you. 14 million people have left the democrat party since the election. Thats 20% of the entire party! You can't even deny the source because it's a hard leaning left newspaper.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...es-and-volunteers_us_582e716ae4b08c963e343d26

So you can quote about how all these democrats voted for Obama a lifetime ago, but you're ignoring the real news that the democratic party is finished. You're so divided that I don't know how you will come back from this. Trump will have 8 years as president. Go bring up all the old news articles you want...it ain't 2008 anymore. Everything you've posted is no longer relevant to todays voters.
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Yet Hillary got 65 million votes,the same as Obama in 2012.
 
Are the Chinese trying to interfere with our sacred election process? Have they been colluding with any other democrats?
 
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