This article is provided free of charge as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications about the latest updates by downloading our app. For those closely following the US election in China, most coverage of the closing stages has moved away from dramatic and sensational elements in favor of a more measured, fact-based approach. .
Meanwhile, US diplomatic missions are reaching out to engage members of the public in a series of election-related events, as ordinary Americans living in China express concerns about what it means for the future regardless of who they want to win.
But other reports were more pointed, highlighting the increasingly tense atmosphere and fears of violence or controversial topics such as immigration.
China’s official Xinhua news agency focused specifically on the latter in a report released on Monday, saying both sides played the “immigration card” and “scapegoat” illegal immigrants.
