The American election dominated the top four slots of China’s X-like Weibo platform early Monday, as China awoke to President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 race
An online poll of 12,000 Weibo users on Monday found that nearly 80 per cent now believed Trump would beat Harris. | Photo: Reuters
By Bloomberg News
US Vice President Kamala Harris became a trending topic on Chinese social media, with users betting her bid for the Democratic presidential ticket would return Donald Trump to the White House.
The American election dominated the top four slots of China’s X-like Weibo platform early Monday, as China awoke to President Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 race. The “Biden exit” hashtag had been viewed 370 million times by noon, while the “Harris praising Biden” topic garnered some 57 million hits. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp
“Does this mean Trump is set to win?” one user asked, as Chinese citizens tried to parse what the switch-up meant for the world’s No.
