Vincent Xie was excited on Nov 2 when he received a letter from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

"We got more than 8,000 followers in less than one hour after we put the letter online. Now the number is almost 60,000," Xie, founder of the Civil Rights WeChat account and PhD holder from an American university, said on Saturday. "The Chinese community is very excited to see the letter. Most responses are positive."

The letter, signed by Trump and translated into Chinese, stressed the common values shared by the Chinese community and Trump.