--- title: Donald Trump: China Newspaper Says 'Racist' Rise is Worrying description: China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper criticized the rise of Donald Trump as an example of U.S. hypocrisy and institutional decline canonical: https://time.com/4258851/china-newspaper-donald-trump-racist-concern/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-15T12:31:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:04.105Z article:section: Politics og:title: China Newspaper Says World Worried by Rise of 'Racist' Trump og:description: The editorial criticized hypocrisy and political decline in the U.S. og:url: https://time.com/4258851/china-newspaper-donald-trump-racist-concern/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf62704f875e53489/69888b03cf40a8bfb2c4267f/donald-trump-china.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Holds Florida Town Hall Event og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: China Newspaper Says World Worried by Rise of 'Racist' Trump twitter:description: The editorial criticized hypocrisy and political decline in the U.S. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf62704f875e53489/69888b03cf40a8bfb2c4267f/donald-trump-china.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # China Newspaper Says 'Whole World' Worried by Rise of 'Racist' Trump ## Video: Watch When Donald Trump Rallies Get Violent [Watch (HLS stream): Watch When Donald Trump Rallies Get Violent](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4a2eqSrA.m3u8) (2:34)  _Published 2016-03-10_  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 15, 2016 12:31 PM UTC  Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, listens to a question during a town hall event at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 14. Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, listens to a question during a town hall event at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on March 14.Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 15, 2016 12:31 PM UTC China’s state-owned Global Times newspaper criticized the rise of Donald Trump as an example of U.S. hypocrisy and institutional decline in an [editorial published Monday](http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/973564.shtml), describing the scene that “shockingly” played out at [Trump’s rally in Chicago](http://time.com/4256550/donald-trump-blames-thugs-cancelled-chicago-rally/) on Friday. “His remarks are abusively racist and extremist, which has left an impression on the U.S. public that he is intentionally overthrowing political correctness,” the paper wrote, describing the Republican frontrunner as “big-mouthed, anti-traditional, abusively forthright.” Trump cancelled the Chicago rally, citing security concerns as fights broke out between supporters and protesters. Other presidential candidates blamed Trump and said he [set a tone of violence](http://time.com/4256580/donald-trump-rally-violence-response-cruz-rubio-kasich-hillary-clinton-sanders/) at his rallies. China has been a target of Trump’s insults throughout the campaign, and he often mentions the country during speeches about how he would negotiate better trade deals and bring back American jobs, which he has blamed China for stealing. “The rise of a racist in the U.S. political arena worries the whole world. Usually, the tempo of the evolution of U.S. politics can be predicted, while Trump’s ascent indicates all possibilities and unpredictability,” the editorial said. It argued that the United States faces a potential “institutional failure” of democracy and said this democratic process will be “scary but not dangerous” because some have predicted Trump won’t win the election. “The U.S. had better watch itself for not being a source of destructive forces against world peace, more than pointing fingers at other countries for their so-called nationalism and tyranny,” the editorial said. 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