After the election, even state-affiliated media reported that commodity order records from Yiwu and Alibaba had predictive power, and many Chinese netizens believed that the Yiwu Index was more accurate than the U.S election polls.
Baada ya uchaguzi, hata vyombo vya habari vya serikali vilitaarifu  kwamba takwimu za mahitaji ya bidhaa kutoka Yiwu na Alibaba yalikuwa ni nguvu ya kutabiria, na raia wengi mtandaoni wa nchi ya china wanaamini kwamba kiwango cha mauzo ya Yiwu kilitabiri sahihi kabisa juu ya uchaguzi wa Marekani.