Following CNN, many Chinese media are already declaring the U.S. presidential race over and Barack Obama the victor, including state-owned news agency Xinhua which has Obama’s victory as its biggest headline on its website.
The screenshot from Sina.com to the left shows their US election page, complete with color coded maps of the states and plenty of articles about the election and the candidates.
The top headline on the election page is currently ‘Obama elected as America’s first black president’.
* Obama’s first appearance on Danwei was in this post on November 3 2004, after Bush was re-elected.
Links and Sources
- China Daily: Democrat Obama wins US presidency
- Xinhua (Chinese): Obama wins US presidential election