Chinese Citizens Rejoice, Make Capitol Building Invasion Mock Material

Capitol Building (Source: Commons Wikimedia)

JAKARTA - Chinese netizens exploded with joy after the democracy of the United States (US) was tarnished by the attitudes of supporters of US President Donald Trump who rattled the US Capitol Building. They compared the riots to the chaos of Hong Kong's anti-government protests in 2019.

Quoting Channel News Asia, Thursday, January 7, 2021, the Chinese state media tabloid Global Times took to its Twitter to provide a comparison of photos of Hong Kong protesters occupying the Hong Kong Legislative Council Complex in July 2019 with riots in Washington DC on Wednesday, 6 January.

It appears that hardline Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol Building to protest the defeat of the US election. They took selfies, fought with security and searched parts of the building.

"@SpeakerPelosi once called the Hong Kong unrest a 'beautiful sight to behold'," said the Global Times in its post, referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's June 2019 comments about Hong Kong's pro-democracy mass demonstrations, which were mostly peaceful at the time.

"It is not yet seen whether he will say the same about the latest developments on Capitol Hill."

. @ SpeakerPelosi once referred to the Hong Kong riots as "a beautiful sight to behold" - it remains yet to be seen whether she will say the same about the recent developments in Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/91iXDzYpcO

- Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 7, 2021

The Chinese Communist Youth League also described the riots as a "beautiful sight" on the Weibo platform. The hashtag "Trump supporters storm the US Capitol" was posted on Weibo, garnering 230 million views. Users compared global support for the Hong Kong protesters to an outpouring of condemnation of the pro-Trump masses.

"At present, all the leaders of European countries have shown double standards and condemn it (the Washington DC riots)," said one Chinese netizen on the Weibo platform, which is liked by more than 5,000 users.

"I don't know what kind of double standard report the Hong Kong or Taiwan media will report this time."

"What happened at the Hong Kong Legislative Council last year is repeated in the US Capitol," wrote another user in comments and was liked by more than 4,500 users.

Hong Kong protesters storm the legislature to demand democracy. The action was carried out when China enacted the National Security Act (UU). The law has swept opposition figures and activists into mass arrests.

US President-elect Joe Biden said US rioters were undermining democracy by trying to reverse Trump's defeat in elections taking place in November 2020.