The results of the US elections could cause an outbreak of violence in this country and turbulence in the financial market. The Chinese newspaper Global Times writes about this, citing experts.
“The preparations for the elections themselves indicate the potential risk of violence during the elections, which is likely to occur, but its magnitude remains unknown.” — the publication quotes the opinion of Diao Daming, professor at the School of International Studies of the People’s University of China.
According to Lu Xiang, an American studies expert and researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), both the right and the left in the United States have extremist political groups, such as the Proud Boys and Antifa, that have engaged in political activities in the past. riots and violent incidents.
“Therefore, they are likely to take some action if their candidate is defeated.” – said.
At the same time, he believes, compared to law enforcement agencies like the National Guard, “these militant groups may not have a serious impact across the country.”
“Unless massive riots break out across the country,” – added the expert.
Global Times notes that US stock indices showed a decline on Monday. And the dollar “showed its worst fall in more than a month.”
“With a close election race and very uncertain results, market sentiment has tilted toward caution, increasing risk aversion. Stock traders generally prefer to stay on the sidelines.” – Yang Delong, chief economist of the First Seafront Fund, said about it.
In his opinion, “greater uncertainty could cause significant turmoil in global capital markets.”
