Why US elections are losing shine for educated Chinese once drawn to democratic process
Observers cite rise of Donald Trump, the American pandemic death toll and China-US tension as contributing to changing Chinese attitudes
Her favourable view of the US political system continued as she worked in Beijing as an investment banker, keeping a close personal and professional eye on American political races and watching for potential implications for Chinese macroeconomics.
“I started following the US elections in the Clinton era. Back then it was like some sort of halo and I saw American capitalism was all about freedom and such,” she said. “But now I pretty much see it as the system … exploiting the world, and making the world pay for it.”
Huang is among a sizeable group of educated Chinese who have had a significant shift in perception towards US presidential elections, and America’s political system as a whole.
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