The Election in the Chinese Media

Sky Canaves reports for WSJ.com’s China Journal . After Barack Obama ’s historic election to the U.S. presidency, China wonders, what are the implications of the world’s most powerful nation for the world’s most populous? Those who rely on trade are somewhat concerned by Obama’s protectionist-leaning campaign rhetoric. The Oriental Morning Post reports on the views of small business owners such as He Heping , who runs a trading company in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu. Mr. He expressed some concern about the results, citing the potential impact on his business. Mr. He said he favored Sen. John McCain because the Republican’s support of free-trade would be better for export-oriented businesses such as his own. China Daily, the Communist Party ’s official English language publication, has an ebullient congratulatory commentary for Obama. “Like American people on the other side of the Pacific, we are elated, too, at the landslide win of Democrat Barack Obama,” the piece reads, ... (link)