“Trump's rhetoric toward Muslims echoes sentiment in China”
Chinese users are particularly susceptible to conspiracy theories because they typically have "low media literacy," according to Kecheng Fang, a University of Pennsylvania doctoral student researching Chinese politics who founded CNPolitics.org, an independent website on Chinese politics
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If Trump were to disparage the Chinese people, Ge said, he would "not hesitate to challenge his statement to protect our honor," but he added, however, that "I acknowledge the part where he referred to Chinese people taking away Americans' jobs — because that's the way it is."
Surprisingly, the assumption is false among Chinese new immigrants, many of whom are vocal Trump supporters. They share Chinese-language articles on their social media platforms, trying to draw more Trump supporters from friends and family.
The supporters who circulate the articles on their social media are in their 40s and 50s. They grew up in China, came to the U.S. in their 20s, and have been living in New York, a deep blue state, for more than 20 years
Joe Wei, managing editor of The World Journal, one of the largest Chinese-language publications in the country, acknowledged that support for Trump among Chinese speakers has proliferated on WeChat. He counted several on-line forums dedicated to boosting support for the candidate
Rong Xiaoqing is a reporter for the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily. She recently wrote an op-ed on support for Trump among newer Chinese immigrants, and said that many saw in Trump “a successful businessman” who got where he is “by working hard and [by] being smart."
Li said support for Republicans had declined sharply from over 50 per cent in 1992 to only about 25 per cent during the last election in 2012.
We are seeing a new trend that more Chinese Americans switch sides and begin to support Trump in this election, but it is difficult to tell exactly the scale of such changes due to the lack of polling statistics on Asian Americans,”
On Fox News last night, host Bill O’Reilly told Donald Trump, “You’re behind with women,” though the Republican candidate was incredulous, replying, “I’m not sure I believe that.” O’Reilly reminded his guest, “Whether you believe it or not, that’s what the polling says.”