China keeps faith in Trump even as ‘total defeat’ adds new risks
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's third summit of the year unfolds in just two weeks.
Chinese officials continued to demonstrate their confidence in former U.S. President Donald Trump, despite the Republican Party's losses in the recent midterm elections. The hashtag "Trump Total Defeat" quickly gained significant traction on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, amassing over 70 million views by Wednesday evening.
In response to the political turmoil, a spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, emphasized during a regular briefing that the elections were an internal matter for the United States. Despite the uncertainty, China expressed its intention to maintain and even strengthen its relationship with the United States. Speaking at a regular press conference, Mao Ning stated that China aims to "expand cooperation and build a China-U.S. relationship based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and mutually beneficial cooperation."
This stance comes as China prepares to host the third summit of the year between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, just two weeks away.
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