Within China, state social media monitors allowed an outpouring of mockery over Trump’s diagnosis — a rare level of vitriol against a world leader for Chinese authorities to condone. Trump has launched an unprecedented multi-front attack on China since taking office in 2017. Beijing pledged $30 million to the World Health Organization in April after Trump halted U.S. funding to the U.N. agency. State media has heavily covered news of the Black Lives Matter protests, as well as American coronavirus response setbacks and political warring between Trump and Democrats. Many Chinese social media users called Trump’s infection a “National Day gift,” coming amid celebrations of the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s 1949 ascent to power.

Source: Washington Post October 03, 2020 13:28 UTC