The U.S. Capitol is seen through traffic during rush hour in Washington Jan. 19, 2018. The U.S. government was shutting down as the Senate failed to pass a stopgap spending bill on Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Reuters: Chinese state media: US government shutdown exposes 'chronic flaws'
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official news agency said in a commentary on Sunday that the shutdown of the U.S. government exposed "chronic flaws" in the U.S. political system.
Funding for federal agencies ran out at midnight on Friday in Washington after lawmakers failed to agree on a stopgap funding bill.
"What's so ironic is that it came on the first anniversary of Donald Trump's presidency on Saturday, a slap in the face for the leadership in Washington," China's Xinhua News Agency said in a commentary by Xinhua writer Liu Chang.
The commentary said that the Trump administration had "backtracked" on policies supported by his predecessor, Barack Obama, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and U.S. participation in the Paris climate agreement.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese are not the only ones who are mocking and/or are "scratching their heads" on why there is a U.S. government shutdown. Every news outlet in the world is following this story, and almost all of them are acknowledging that this shutdown is primarily over the immigration status of those who entered the country illegally. But this is where it gets interesting .... the comments that are being posted are coming from a lot of people who do not understand why the U.S. government should be shut down over people who are not even American citizens. As an immigrant myself (albeit I am in Canada) .... I also do not understand .... especially when I know that there are numerous avenues for people to get a proper and legal status to live, work, and obtain a U.S. citizenship if they try.
Xinhua writer Liu Chang's commentary is here .... Gov't shutdown exposes chronic flaw in U.S. political system (Liu Chang, Xinhua)
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