Chinese Netizens Flood Web With AI Trump Memes During 2-Day Beijing Visit

6 articles · Updated · The Australian Financial Review · May 15

AI-generated Trump memes spread widely across Chinese internet platforms as Xi Jinping hosted the U.S. president in Beijing for high-stakes talks on Thursday and Friday.
Some of the most shared posts were simple mock public-service notices warning residents about road closures tied to presidential motorcades moving the two leaders between events.
The online reaction unfolded alongside a full state welcome—military bands and a red carpet—creating a contrast between official ceremony and irreverent public commentary.
The meme wave fits a broader pattern around the Trump-Xi meeting, with some Chinese critics also turning to banned platforms such as X and Threads to joke more freely beyond domestic censorship.

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