so ironic is that it came on the first anniversary “What’s of on Saturday, a slap in the Donald Trump’s presidency face for the leadership in Xinhua Washington,” China’s News Agency said in a commentary by Xinhua writer Liu Chang. The commentary said that the Trump administration had on policies supported by his predecessor, “backtracked” Barack Obama, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement. was any legacy that has survived the transfer of “If there power, it was the spirit of non-cooperation across party the Xinhua commentary said. lines,” While Xinhua commentaries are not official statements, they offer a reflection of thinking. Beijing’s Western democratic system is hailed by the “The developed world as near perfect and the most superior political system to run a it said. country,” in the United States today “However, what’s happening will make more people worldwide reflect on the viability and legitimacy of such a chaotic political it said. system,”
“What’s so ironic is that it came on the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s presidency on Saturday, a slap in the face for the leadership in Washington,” China’s Xinhua News Agency said in a commentary by Xinhua writer Liu Chang. The commentary said that the Trump administration had “backtracked” on policies supported by his predecessor, Barack Obama, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement. “If there was any legacy that has survived the transfer of power, it was the spirit of non-cooperation across party lines,” the Xinhua commentary said. While Xinhua commentaries are not official statements, they offer a reflection of Beijing’s thinking. “The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superior political system to run a country,” it said. “However, what’s happening in the United States today will make more people worldwide reflect on the viability and legitimacy of such a chaotic political system,” it said.