Chinese social media embraces Trump after Harris steps into race

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 yesterday, 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.