The Chinese stock market has been continuously declining since mid-2023, reaching new lows as the Shanghai Composite Index fell below 2,700 points on February 2nd. Many investors who suffered heavy losses flooded the comments section on the official Weibo account of the U.S. Embassy in China, venting their frustration or imploring the United States to take over the Chinese stock market. (Weibo is a Chinese social media platform)
A large number of pleas from Chinese stock investors flooded a U.S. Embassy post titled “Science and Technology Help Researchers Protect Giraffes by Increasing Awareness”:
- “Do you want to protect me? Giraffes are life forms, but so am I.”
- “Anyway, (the Chinese officials) eventually will take our money (from the stock market) away and immigrate to your country. How about we give you the money directly? Otherwise they will charge us processing fee (in addition).”
- “We know they are lying, and they know they are lying. They know we know they are lying, and we know they know we know they are lying. But they still keep lying. Can you tell me which ‘glorious era’ this description refers to?”
On the same day, a post by the U.S. embassy titled “Joint Statement on the Third Anniversary of the Military Coup in Myanmar” was flooded with messages from Chinese stock investors asking for help from the U.S.:
- “America, please come and rescue the hundreds of millions of A-share investors in deep trouble.”
- “Save the poor Chinese stock investors. I love America.”
- “I beg the United States to save A-shares.”
- “America, the Earth needs you! It desperately needs you! God bless America.”
- “Whoever treats us well, we will love them.”
- “I love the United States of America.”
- “The official media doesn’t let us speak. I come here to request rescue.”
- “Before trading stocks, I was very patriotic.”
- “Trading stocks has brought hatred to our country. It’s also tragic.”
- “Get rid of the China Securities Regulatory Commission!”
Source: Epoch Times, February 3, 2024
https://www.epochtimes.com/gb/24/2/3/n14172430.htm