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Brian Snyder Mazoe Ford and Samuel Yang, ABC News (Australia): Would China prefer Donald Trump or Joe Biden as the next US president? This is what people told us
Voters in the United States are set to have their say on who should be president in less than a month, and the outcome of the election could have implications thousands of kilometres away in China.
There is no disputing that under Donald Trump's presidency, US-China relations have plummeted to their lowest level in decades.
But some Chinese say they would prefer to see the former real estate mogul remain the Commander in Chief.
"Trump is a very tough person, a smart business guy, [and] because of his cunning business nature he has handled the trade war between China and the US very well," freelance photographer Jiulin, 34, said.
"It is very foolish, from my perspective, that China is trying to challenge the status of United States." He is not alone in his views. History teacher Zhu Xin, 50, said he also wanted Mr Trump to be re-elected.
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WNU Editor: I asked my contacts and friends in China on who would they prefer. The ones who work for the government did not want to answer that question. In the past they always made their opinion known when it came to US politics. But not this time around. Fortunately my Chinese friends who are retired and/or run businesses were not hesitant to tell me on who do they want in the White House. They all want Joe Biden to be the next US President, and this is the reason why .... Expect Biden to go softer on China (Asia Times).
