Many ordinary Chinese see win for Trump as blessing for Beijing

But business people and students would prefer more harmonious ties under Biden

NIKKI SUN, MARRIAN ZHOU and ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/NEW YORK -- A seemingly contradictory view gaining traction among Chinese ahead of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election is that a Donald Trump victory can be a blessing for Beijing.

From a young tech industry worker in Shenzhen to an 87-year-old retiree in Shanghai, ordinary Chinese are showing unprecedented interest in U.S. politics, mainly because the relationship between the world's two biggest economies has become a hot topic.

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