China's state-sponsored media has cautioned the newly-anointed president-elect of the US against the policies of interventionism and isolationism. Donald Trump was encouraged to actively engage with China to maintain the status quo.

Following Trump's surprise win in the US presidential elections, the world is waiting to see whether he will follow through on his electoral promises. Trump frequently targeted China throughout his campaign. Among other things, he accused China of taking away US jobs. He also accused China of currency manipulation.

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Xinhua, China's official news agency, ran a commentary stating that US isolationist policies "accelerated the country's economic crisis" during the Great Depression. The publication also expressed hope that "election talk is just election talk."

The commentary also highlighted that risks of intervention. China has criticized the US and west for mishandling various international crisis. The Xinhua commentary states that "History has proven that U.S. overseas military interventionism causes them to pay disastrous political and economic costs."

Despite its cautious stance, China is looking to increase its cooperation with the new US government. In another commentary, Xinhua stated that the countries should work together to "build a new model of major power relations."

The US elections attracted much interest in China. On the election day, the country's prominent microblog service Weibo revealed that the tag 'Trump has won' was its most-searched term. Many people in China have stated that Trump may bring about change in the US. The Global Times, a state-run publication, noted that "In an elite-controlled U.S., most of those holding power don't support Trump."

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