Reaction To Trump's Infection: Sympathy In South Korea, Some Schadenfreude In China
South Korea's president sent President Trump a message of "solace and encouragement." A Chinese newspaper editor tweeted that Trump had "paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19."
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in sent a message to President Trump on Friday, wishing him and First Lady Melania Trump a "swift recovery" after they tested positive for the coronavirus. "We'd also like to send special words of solace and encouragement to your family and U.S. citizens," Moon wrote.
Among South Korea's neighbors, there was little other immediate officialthat China â which Trump has blamed as the source of the global pandemic â hopes Trump and his wife will soon recover. Chinese social media users mocked Trump, but the news was reported without commentary by state-run media. U.S. allies such as South Korea and Japan are under mounting pressure from Washington to join the U.S. in confronting Beijing.
