中国国有媒体发表的一篇社论认为，唐纳德·特朗普总统的弹劾暴露了“西式民主的缺陷”
中国的环球时报中国共产党出版的英文小报，辩称弹劾显示了“党派政治的虚伪”，并声称美国的弹劾“导致了对西方民主的负面看法”
“著名民主党人和共和党人对弹劾的评论截然不同，但听起来都是公正和正直的。然而，下面是他们自己政党的政治考量。这篇文章声称:“政治虚伪在美国已经变得合法和公开。没有政治家会为自己的利益做出虚假声明而感到羞耻。”
作者接着指出，特朗普的弹劾反映了“美国政治的真实面貌”，以及“近年来西式民主的制度缺陷日益被激活和扩大”。无论是在国内政治还是在[这个全球舞台上，美国都变得越来越“极端”
2017年11月9日，在北京人民大会堂举行的商业领袖活动中，中国习近平主席在唐纳德·特朗普总统旁边讲话
文章还指出，美国政治的“党派”性质可能对北京和华盛顿之间已经紧张的关系产生负面影响。该报警告称:“要应对一个正在经历国内斗争的美国，中国人民应该有更多的耐心，并为不确定性做好准备。”。“美国是唯一的超级大国。我们别无选择，只能应对美国的挑战。”
新闻周刊已向国务院寻求对中国报纸评论的回应。
中国的人民日报中国共产党中央委员会的官方报纸环球时报在报道众议院投票的一篇新闻文章中，他还称弹劾为“党派斗争”。这两项弹劾条款在国会下院几乎完全按照党派路线通过。
据总部位于香港的报道，中国政府尚未对弹劾发表公开评论，这符合其正常的外交程序南华早报。然而，一些分析师认为，中国当局认为特朗普的弹劾削弱了总统的权力。
“中国人对[的看法是]特朗普已经浪费了他拥有的任何政治资本，在国会也不会有所作为。律师事务所珀金斯·科伊(Perkins Coie)北京办事处的合伙人、美国商会驻中国前主席詹姆斯·齐默曼(James Zimmerman)告诉记者，特朗普也处于四面楚歌的状态，显然被一个正在进行的过程分散了注意力，这个过程最终将在参议院进行审判邮报。
弹劾之际，北京和华盛顿已接近签署贸易协议的第一阶段，这将缓解去年夏天特朗普对数十亿中国进口商品加征关税后出现的紧张局势。中国以对等措施回应，导致了一场贸易战，这场贸易战令美国农民吃紧，并引起了全球企业的连锁反应。
据报道，上周宣布的新贸易协定的第一部分将会看到北京增加对美国农产品的购买。然而，中国在他们已经同意的细节方面不如白宫坦率。在过去一年半的时间里，美国和中国官员有时似乎接近签署协议，但谈判却停滞不前。
根据人权观察，中国所有的媒体都被执政的共产党严格控制。互联网和社交媒体也受到当局的严格审查和监控。但是中国的习近平主席坚持认为，一党制治理国家是世界其他国家应该效仿的模式。去年，这位领导人说这是“对人类政治文明的巨大贡献”
CHINESE STATE MEDIA ARGUES THAT TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT DEMONSTRATES 'FLAWS OF WESTERN-STYLE DEMOCRACY'
An editorial published by Chinese state-controlled media argued that President Donald Trump's impeachment has revealed the "flaws of Western-style democracy."
China's The Global Times, an English-language daily tabloid published by the Chinese Communist Party, argued that the impeachment showed the "hypocrisy of partisan politics" and asserted that impeachments in the U.S. have "led to negative perceptions of Western-style democracy."
"Comments on the impeachment made by prominent Democrats and Republicans were poles apart, but all sounded just and upright. However, what lies beneath are political calculations for their own party. Political hypocrisy has become legitimate and been brought into the open in the U.S. No politicians would be ashamed of making false statements for their own interests," the piece claimed.
The authors went on to argue that Trump's impeachment reflected "the true face of American politics," and that "Institutional flaws of Western-style democracy in recent years have increasingly been activated and expanded. The U.S. is becoming growingly 'extreme' be it in domestic politics or on [the] global stage."
China's President Xi Jinping speaks next to President Donald Trump during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 9, 2017
The article also noted that the "partisan" nature of U.S. politics could have a negative impact on already tense relations between Beijing and Washington. "To deal with a U.S. that is undergoing domestic struggles, the Chinese people should have more patience and prepare for uncertainties," the paper warned. "The U.S. is the only superpower. We have no other choice but to cope with challenges from the U.S."
Newsweek has reached out to the State Department for a response to the commentary from the Chinese newspaper.
China's People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which publishes The Global Times, also dubbed the impeachment as a "partisan struggle" in a news article reporting on the vote in the House of Representatives. The two articles of impeachment passed in the lower chamber of Congress almost entirely along party lines.
China's government has not commented publicly on the impeachment, which is in line with its normal diplomatic protocol, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post. However, some analysts have suggested that Chinese authorities view Trump's impeachment as weakening the president.
"The Chinese view [is] that Trump has squandered whatever political capital he had and will get nothing done in Congress. Trump is also in an embattled state and clearly distracted by an ongoing process that eventually will be a trial before the Senate," James Zimmerman, a partner in the Beijing office of law firm Perkins Coie and a former chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China, told The Post.
The impeachment came as Beijing and Washington have inched closer to signing the first phase of a trade deal, which would ease tensions that emerged last summer after Trump added tariffs to billions of Chinese imports. China responded with reciprocal measures, leading to a trade war that has strained U.S. farmers and caused a ripple effect felt by businesses across the globe.
The first part of the new trade pact, announced last week, would reportedly see Beijing increase its purchases of American agricultural products. However, the Chinese have been less forthcoming than the White House regarding details they have agreed to. Over the past year and a half, U.S. and Chinese officials have at times appeared close to signing a deal, only to see negotiations stall.
According to Human Rights Watch, all media in China is tightly controlled by the ruling Communist Party. The internet and social media are also tightly censored and watched by authorities. But China's President Xi Jinping has insisted that the one-party system governing his nation is a model that the rest of the world should follow. Last year, the leader said it was "a great contribution to political civilization of humanity."
