China Is 'Cheering' US Unrest Amid George Floyd Protests: 'No Chinese Netizen Sympathizes'

Chinese are cheering the wave of protests sweeping through U.S. cities in the wake of George Floyd's death on May 25. Some are calling the chaos and violence righteous retribution for the Trump administration's support in 2019 for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters.

China's state-controlled media and social media outlets are having a field day denouncing President Donald Trump and saying the U.S. is in a decline while championing the advantages of communism. The Global Times, a newspaper published by the Communist Party of China (CPC), is still condemning the double standard being applied by the U.S. to China in its confrontation with Hong Kong.

It said the Trump administration has praised Hong Kong protestors as "heroes" while condemning China for threatening to use military force against them. Now, the shoe is on the other foot. Chinese can call American protestors heroes and Washington evil for Trump's threat to use military force against them.

"Protests and chaos have spread from the U.S. state of Minnesota to the rest of the country, and Chinese netizens are cheering," wrote Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, in an editorial published Monday.

"Washington supports rioters in Hong Kong, while now it is slapped in the face by violent protests across the U.S."

Hu said "no Chinese netizen sympathizes" with U.S.police officers. He also said Chinese are mocking Minnesota governor Tim Walz, who claims the chaos in his state is manipulated by ideological extremists and foreign forces. The reason why Chinese are cheeing the misfortunes of the Trump administration is because of its and the U.S. Congress' support for the 2019 riots in Hong Kong.

Hu said the Chinese find House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's statement Hong Kong's chaos in 2019 is "a beautiful sight to behold" as "particularly annoying and spiteful."

"The U.S. incited Hong Kong's rioters, but now it is facing the same troubles," according to Hu. "Chinese netizens' feelings are direct reaction to the U.S.' mistaken polices toward China."

Hu also made the bold claim Trump won't be able to solve this crisis because the very structure of capitalism mitigates against it. In fact, social and income inequality in the U.S. can only worsen.

Hu argues the U.S. is incapable of carrying out profound reforms and making efforts to eliminate disparities. He concludes that "extreme protests are much more likely to happen in the U.S. than in China."

"Meanwhile, there are no solutions to conundrums in the U.S." according to Hu. "The U.S. will become more chaotic as its economy continues to worsen, and as its political system declines."

The George Floyd protests mean the U.S. has less and less capital to play a double standard game right now, argues Hu.

"It is unable to mess up China," he said. "It would be a wise choice for it to reconsider how to protect itself first."