Postcard to U.S. President: Beijing

People in China send their first wishes to the new U.S. President-elect Barak Obama.

Many Chinese see Obama as a youthful president-elect with the energy to tackle the financial crisis now threatening their economy. He's also seen carrying an ethnic heritage that could help America reach out to the rest of the world.

1. (English) QIU XIAOHUI, STUDENT, SAYING: "Obama, I'm really happy you won. And I hope you can help American people set up more understanding to Chinese. And maybe also help all the people from the world to know what happens in China. It's very important for me"

2. (Mandarin) HAN LONG, BUSINESSMAN, SAYING: "Hello Mr. Obama. Two months ago I already knew you would become president of the United States. I have placed so much hope on you. I won't go on and on about how much attention I have paid to you, but I hope when you take over you can sort out the American economy and bring the world economy back up, especially the Chinese economy. I've bought so many stocks and funds, and lately they're just falling, falling, falling. I hope you will exert your influence over the world, Asia and China, so all of us can benefit greatly. This is my hope"

3. (English) ZHANG WEIHUI, OFFICE WORKER, SAYING: " I think you are a young president, and you will do a lot of things after you've taking the White House. And I wish, and I think that your colour skin gives you some advantages that will bring hope to a lot of people around the world who are not white skinned. And I hope you will bring help to the world economy and also to the world financial situation.'

4. (English) LI QIAN, STUDENT, SAYING: "I hope you can bring new changes into the United States, especially in the special situation, for example in the international financial crisis. I'm very impressed by your slogan in the election, that is "The Change We Need." So I hope your slogan can come true in the next four or eight years in your administration.'

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Obama
• China
• election
• reaction
• diplomacy
• Beijing
• PostcardstoPresident

[LeThoem]

Chinese People are very well informed!

And hate Racism!

I hope the Relationship between China and USA will be better in the future :-)

World Peace! :-)

From Beijing, China

[falseprophet000]

Its funny how well some Chinese speak English. How many average Americans can speak Mandarin?

[wildmandazza]

I like chinese people they make me happy from Australia...but the world doesn't like what the chinese government done to tibet, the government must fix it !

[andrewsfunk]

they learn to speak English because its the worlds trade language

[xxxeMoforAday22xxx]

i love chinese people as an englishman but the it sounds like the second guy called him a retard dollar and then pointed his chest down and the first lady said i hope you can herp american people.what actuallly happens in China??

[lipton3d]

@LeThoem Amen brother

[LeThoem]

@Fleur114

lol, CCP = Chinese Communist Party

CCCP = Soviet Union

[musicluve100]

@LeThoem i agree

[Fleur114]

It's CCCP not "CCP" you left out 1 C.

[dwtannee]

good video

[dwtannee]

good comment