'Biden Supporter' Anne Hathaway Flooded with Negative Comments from Anti-China Hong Kong Netizens

American actress Anne Hathaway. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway is facing attacks from Hong Kong anti-China netizens after revealing her support for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the U.S. presidential election.

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 1st (local time) that the majority of Hong Kong protesters support President Donald Trump in the U.S. election because they believe Trump will take a much tougher stance on China than candidate Biden.

According to the report, on LIHKG, an online community popular among Hong Kong's anti-government netizens, the debate over the two U.S. presidential candidates has intensified ahead of the election scheduled for the 3rd.

In particular, SCMP reported that Anne Hathaway posted a photo on her Instagram on the 30th of last month showing her early mail-in voting and expressed support for Biden, which led anti-China netizens to flood Hathaway with malicious comments.

SCMP stated, "One netizen criticized Hathaway, saying 'I regret watching The Witches (Anne Hathaway's latest work),' and sarcastically welcomed her to 'Chinawood (China + Hollywood).' Anti-China netizens prefer the re-election of President Trump, who will continue to pursue a tough stance on China. Hong Kong's pro-democracy forces generally want the candidate who can best counter China to win," the report said.

It is said that Hong Kong's pro-democracy forces have shown support for President Trump since last year's anti-government protests. Among the Hong Kong citizens participating in the anti-China protests at the time, some held American flags and banners reading "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong."

President Trump also emphasized his role in a November interview with Fox News last year, saying, "If it weren't for me, Hong Kong would have been obliterated in 14 minutes."

On the other hand, SCMP reported that opinions are divided in Hong Kong's political circles regarding the aftermath of either Trump's re-election or Biden's victory.

Lam Cheung-tik, a member of Hong Kong's Democratic Party, said, "The U.S. administration's confrontation with China has mostly been limited to trade issues," and predicted, "Regardless of who wins, there will be no change in the U.S.'s tough stance on China over the next five years."

Samuel Chu, founder of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, pointed out, "From a long-term perspective, it is important to secure bipartisan support in the polarized U.S. Congress for the Hong Kong democracy movement," adding, "Relying on one politician or party is not beneficial."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.