Chinese citizens are cheering the civil unrest that has besieged parts of the United States in the wake George Floyd’s death, according to Beijing’s …
Chinese citizens are cheering the civil unrest that has besieged parts of the United States in the wake George Floyd’s death, according to Beijing’s state-run media, which said the riots in multiple cities are retribution for the Trump administration’s support of protesters in Hong Kong.
„Protests and chaos have spread from the US state of Minnesota to the rest of the country, and Chinese netizens are cheering,“ Hu Xijin wrote in a Monday editorial for China’s state-run Global Times. „Washington supports rioters in Hong Kong, while now it is slapped in the face by violent protests across the US.“
Protesters have gathered across the country for several days of demonstrations in reaction to the May 25 death of Floyd, who died in police custody. A video of a Minneapolis police officer pinning his knee on Floyd’s neck has prompted outrage and backlash against law enforcement and the criminal justice system.
The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired with three other officers and charged with murder.
