China celebrates US Capitol Hill attack, world leaders stress need to uphold democratic values

By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, Jan 8 : As the unfolding of the ghastly attack inside Capitol Hill in Washington by outgoing US President Donald Trumps supporters shocked the US and the rest of the world, a large section of the people in China celebrated the incident and called it ‘Karma.
“Many Chinese netizens ‘confessed’ in their comments that they saw the ‘chaos in the US’ as revenge. After inciting so much chaos around the world under the pretext of ‘freedom and democracy,’ the US finally tasted the ‘karma’ of its double standards,” Chinese news platform Global Times noted.
“America is in ruinous decline because its government and economic system was forged into something rotten and was neglecting society in many ways,” China Daily quoted Mario Cavolo, an American writer living in China.
However, world leaders underlined the need to uphold the pillars of democracy. Trump’s own aide Vice President Mike Pence came out strongly against the rioters.
“The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building,” Pence said in a tweet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his tweet said: “Orderly and peaceful transfer of power must continue. The democratic process cannot be allowed to be subverted through unlawful protests.”