President Trump and first lady Melania arrive for the state dinner with China's President Xi Jinping and China's first lady Peng Liyuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Newsweek: Why Chinese Social Media Loves President Trump And Ivanka During Asia Trip
Why does China love President Donald Trump? He's "extremely rich,” a “free spirit” and his daughter Ivanka is a “goddess.”
Ahead of the Trump's first visit as president on Wednesday, social media in the repressed-but-booming nation is blowing up with praise for the Leader of the Free World, ignoring that his approval rating among Americans has, again, dropped to new lows.
But it all makes sense, if you know the Chinese.
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WNU Editor: This reminds me of a personal experience when I was in China, and one that I explained 5 years ago ....
.... I lived in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province in the summer of 1988. Met some great business contacts, new friends, got to understand the Chinese .... in particular their culture. But one thing that always struck me when I was there was that each night everyone in the city would go out for a walk/stroll/shop/eat/etc. .... every night that is with the exception of Wednesday evening between 7:00PM to 8:00PM. After a few weeks I then asked my hosts (we were guests of the Central Government) on why was this the case .... including the fact that our own hosts also did not want to be with us during this time period. It was explained to me "sheepishly" that since they were in the range of Taiwan's TV programs, everyone enjoyed watching their programming .... in particular American programming .... in particular one American show. I found out later that the show that everyone in China was addicted to was J.R. Ewing and Dallas. In their minds .... J.R. Ewing and Dallas was what America was .... and what was worse .... the Chinese dream was to be like them.
This is why they like Donald Trump. Deep inside .... many want to be like him. More specifically .... the men want to be like Donald Trump, the women want to be like Ivanka Trump. Mind you .... Melania Trump was also a huge hit.
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"This is why they like Donald Trump. Deep inside .... many want to be like him. More specifically .... the men want to be like Donald Trump, the women want to be like Ivanka Trump. Mind you .... Melania Trump was also a huge hit."
I gotta admit, that made me cringe. It really did!
I can't say I agree with your analysis. I think you offer great insight into Chinese affairs which you take from your wealth of experience over there. But here, I think your analysis and the basis for it is definitely off the mark and, no offense, but cringe worthy!
D. Plowman,
You cringed?!?!?!?!
I was flabbergasted then that they wanted to be like J.R. Ewing.
There is a lot to like about Ivanka ;)
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