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After his half brother Barack Obama won the presidential election it was hard to contact Mark Ndesandjo for comment on on the win. Mark however has since resurfaced in an event announcement from the American Chamber of Commerce South China.

In all, we have full confidence that Sino-American relations could reach a new high that will benefit both countries and the world as a whole, as President Obama takes the helm. Washington-Beijing ties must continue to be considered as one of the most important bilateral relationships.

The Shanghaiist takes a look at two US presidential candidates - Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama - in this interesting post talking about the presidential hopefulls' views on China.

Conservatively, 80% of my students had no idea that today was the big day and half of that number thought Barack Obama was either a Japanese card game or the starting forward for the Miami Heat.

I have a feeling those who in favor of free trade, which does bring a heavy benefit to China and has helped sustain its burgeoning economy, will be supporting John McCain this November. If Obama does end up being protectionist, it won’t help China.

Rao Jin has a soft spot for Barack Obama; he's drawn to his friendly face as well as admiring his personal achievements. But the hero of young Chinese nationalists stops well short of an endorsement.

A high school student in south-west China who raised money for survivors of a devastating earthquake by selling cookies and her own watercolor paintings will attend next month's inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. She eventually earned US$500 to go toward school supplies for children in the quake zone.

The Shanghaiist humorously reports that The Economist's readers just aren't "mavericky enough" based on a new poll the magazine has compiled to gauge how the rest of the world would vote in this US election - China overwhelmingly supports Obama, as does Cuba, Congo, Sudan, Algeria, Namibia and Macedonia - Iraq, on the other hand, is a firm McCain supporter.

The American Chamber of Commerce in China has published letters from the two U.S. presidential candidates on how they would approach relations with China.