Diana Fu - Mentions and Appearances
Beijing has shown time and time again that it frankly does not care what the international community disapproves of. It is playing by its own rules, like it or not.
[By continuing to hold the two Canadians, Mr. Xi is] casting aside politesse in favor of a frontal assault on any country and person that dares to confront China.
The current narrative about Chinese elites embracing Biden needs to be tempered with how many Chinese people are Trump fans. These chuan fen, or Trump fans, range from those who admire Trump’s strong man rule to Chinese dissidents in the diaspora who applaud Trump’s 'anti-CCP' stance. Some Chinese Trump fans living in the U.S. believe, just as some Latinos in Florida do, that Biden will usher in an unpalatable form of socialism.