On the morning that the U.S. Congress confirmed Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States, tens of thousands of Trump supporters, divided from different states, poured into the capital city of Washington in a last attempt to overturn the election results. The Apple reporter, who was on the scene, estimated that the number of people attending the rally this time was the largest since the election ended. Many first-generation Chinese immigrants were seen in the crowd, and they not only agreed with Trump that the election was fraudulent, but also worried that Biden, once in power, would overturn Trump’s foreign policy of being tough on China during his term.
Wendy and Don, Chinese immigrants from Florida, explicitly stated that they support Trump because he is explicitly anti-communist. Photo by Huang Guangrong
At 7 a.m. Wednesday, Trump supporters gathered on The Ellipse outside the White House for a rally called “Save America March. Before storming the Capitol in the afternoon, the protesters had been gathering peacefully without any clashes. Trump also came to the rally site in the morning, in addition to insisting that he won the election “by a landslide”, and also called on supporters not to give in, so as not to let the Democratic Party steal the election.
Hong Kong resident K (pseudonym), who drove over from New York, and his friend Kevin from Guangzhou, emphasized that they came to the rally for the sake of justice. Although heavyweight Republican politicians, such as senior Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), made it clear they had no intention of overturning the election results, it did not hurt their resolve. Kevin, a naturalized U.S. citizen, said this is an opportunity for him to exercise his civic responsibilities that he never had the chance to do in China.
K, who has lived in the United States for 22 years, said that the United States should do more to uphold justice in diplomacy and exercise checks and balances, “If there are very powerful countries to bully other small countries or places, or even unreasonably arrest people in certain cities and certain parties. Our country has the ability, in fact, should assist other countries or cities that are bullied, back to normal.”
K (left), a Hong Kong resident who drove all the way from New York, and his friend Kevin (right) from Guangzhou, emphasized that they came to the rally for the sake of justice. Photo by Wong Kwong Wing
Jess, a Singaporean immigrant from South Carolina, has lived in the United States for 40 years. She believes that what Trump is doing is for the sake of the country. Those who oppose Trump’s re-election either have interests with China or big business, or are power-hungry people. One of the reasons she supports Trump is because he is brave enough to challenge the existing power structure.
Jess, a Singaporean immigrant from South Carolina, has lived in the United States for 40 years. Photo by Huang Guangrong
Wendy and Don, Chinese immigrants from Florida, said explicitly that they support Trump because he is clearly anti-communist. The duo said that although Trump has many nitpicks against China, they do not feel that he has a grievance against the Chinese, nor do they think his comments will intensify the discrimination against Asians in the United States.
In addition, some Chinese immigrants distributed leaflets and launched a signature campaign along the rally site, calling for support for a tougher U.S. posture on diplomacy with China. Mr. Li, from New Jersey, said the previous Obama administration was not as firm as Trump in dealing with China’s foreign affairs. He is unhappy that the Chinese government deliberately concealed the Wuhan pneumonia outbreak and is convinced that the Chinese Communist Party meddled in the U.S. presidential election.
Some Chinese immigrants were on hand to hand out flyers and launch a signature campaign calling for support for a tougher U.S. posture on diplomacy with China.
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