US Election: World Leaders Pledge To Work With Trump

 

World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.


Here are the first reactions, with the presidential election result still to be confirmed:

– China: ‘mutual respect’ –


Without directly mentioning Trump, foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular briefing that China hopes for “peaceful coexistence” with the United States.

“We will continue to approach and handle China-US relations based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation,” she said.


“We respect the choice of the American people.”

– Russia: will judge ‘concrete steps’