For Americans in China, surprise and uncertainty over Trump win
For Americans living on the mainland and Hong Kong, Donald Trump’s victory came with a big question mark on his policies once in the Oval Office.
“America showed today that there is still a long way to go in terms of fixing xenophobia and racial tension,” said Leah, an American expatriate working in Beijing who refused to give her full name. She felt “truly disappointed” that Hillary Clinton failed to “break the highest of glass ceilings”.
Maybe now that America’s true feelings are out in the open, we can begin to fix these deep divides
“So maybe now that America’s true feelings are out in the open, we can begin to fix these deep divides among us.”
Maura Mckay, a recent college graduate who came to Shanghai to teach maths, said questioned how much Trump’s supporters knew about the man they elected. “I am devastated because I didn’t want Trump to be the president…. Just because they didn’t agree with Hillary, they automatically vote for Trump, without even caring about what he does and what his character is about,” Mckay said.
Another segment of voters simply backed him because they shared his values of “misogyny and racism”.
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