SPECIAL COVERAGE >> US election 2016

Clinton leads Trump by hair on Election Day, but no guarantees for victory in tight election

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in good shape as American voters head to polls Tuesday, but her slight lead over Republican rival Donald Trump is no guarantees for a win in a tight election.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/9 7:57:38

Black Humor Dots NYC'S Times Square on Election Day

"More disgusted than excited" has recently been a much-used phrase for US media describing majority of likely voters' mood about the 2016 presidential election.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/9 7:53:10

American voters flock to polling stations to decide next US president

Voters headed to the polling stations all over the United States on Tuesday, but many still felt disappointed by the presidential candidates and found it a hard choice to decide who should become the country's next leader.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/9 7:52:47

Clinton and Trump do not represent alternatives for US

The two American presidential candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, do not offer an alternative for the US, according to Jorge Valero, Venezuela's permanent representative to the UN.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/9 7:52:27

Drama won’t end with US election result: observers

No matter who wins, this year's presidential election has damaged the world's attitude toward the US democratic system, and the result won't fully represent US public opinion, Chinese experts agreed.
Source: Global Times | 2016/11/9 0:33:39

Republic's roller coaster

The 2016 US presidential campaign has been a roller coaster ride with twists and turns that left voters alternately elated, distraught and sometimes flat-out flummoxed.
Source: Reuters | 2016/11/8 23:48:39

Election results define future Sino-US ties

As the results come in for the most dramatic election campaign in US history since World War II, uncertainty about the future of Sino-US relations persists. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump represent two different concepts of governing a country. Democratic nominee Clinton’s domestic platform focuses on intervention through various social policies. In foreign affairs, she will extend the country’s overseas presence and insist on values-based diplomacy. After all, Clinton is the initiator of the US policy to rebalance Asia and her overseas supporters have benefited from US presence and intervention.
Source: Global Times | 2016/11/8 23:43:39

US stocks open lower on Election Day

US stocks opened lower Tuesday after previous day's solid gains, as voters head to the polls in a presidential election.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/8 23:40:38

US presidential elections kick off

Voters get their ballots at a polling station in Brooklyn, New York, the United States, on Nov. 8, 2016. The U.S. presidential elections kicked off on Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/8 22:44:55

US election won’t impact yuan depreciation pressure

The uncertainties in the US political climate keep coming, although the latest findings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that Hillary Clinton didn’t commit a crime after the review of her latest e-mails. In my view, no matter whether it is Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump who succeeds Barack Obama as the new president, in the near future the yuan exchange rate against the dollar is likely to experience depreciation pressure, which can be seen from several aspects.
Source: Global Times | 2016/11/8 22:33:39

Election result won’t impact US-China ties

The US’ ability to project its geopolitical ambitions on the world has nearly come to an end. The rhetoric of Clinton and Trump during their campaigns may just fade away. The world should not take it seriously.
Source: Global Times | 2016/11/8 20:03:39

Passionate voters show support for their candidates ahead of US election

With the US election finally upon us, the two main presidential candidates are fighting for every last vote on November 8. Voters rallied together in support of the former secretary of state and the New York billionaire, showing off all their passion and creativity. Check out the following photos revealing all the colorful chaos of the election campaign seen over the past months.
Source: Globaltimes.cn-CFP | 2016/11/8 16:10:16

Mastering China: Beijing’s cabbies talk Trump, Hillary as US Election 2016 kicks off


Source: Globaltimes.cn | 2016/11/8 14:39:18

Backgrounder: US presidential elections

US voters are to cast their ballots on Tuesday to elect their 45th president, who is likely Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton or Republican hopeful Donald Trump.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/8 10:17:01

US stocks soar after FBI nixes Clinton e-mail charge

US stocks rebounded strongly Monday, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index snapping a nine-day losing streak, after the FBI again cleared Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her use of a private server.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/8 8:37:41

Backgrounder: The "first towns" in US presidential elections

Towns in New Hampshire will open polls shortly after midnight on Tuesday to kick off the quadrennial US presidential elections.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/8 8:14:39

Clinton gets boost from FBI statement

Democrat Hillary Clinton heads into the final day of a tight White House race against Republican Donald Trump on Monday with new momentum after the FBI said no criminal charges were forthcoming in an investigation of her email practices.
Source: Reuters | 2016/11/7 23:48:39

Poll finds 43 pct Palestinians support neither Clinton over Trump

A poll on Palestinians' attitude toward the two candidates in US presidential elections found that 43 percent respondents support neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump.
Source: Xinhua | 2016/11/7 23:34:36