News of an alleged assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump has taken China’s heavily censored social media by storm, sparking conspiracy theories and a mockery of the U.S. political landscape.

The Republican candidate was unharmed and a suspect was arrested after shots were fired at Trump’s golf course in Florida on Sunday in what the FBI says appears to be an attempted murder.

As the news spread in China on Monday, discussions about the incident were trending on the popular Chinese social media platform Weibo, with netizens pointing out that Trump had only escaped an attempt on his life at a campaign rally on July 13.

“Again?” asked many commentators on the platform with over half a billion monthly users.

Millions saw the viral hashtag “The shooter was 1,500 feet away from Trump,” sparking discussions about how lucky Trump was and how “fate had favored him.”

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said at a press conference on Sunday that the shooter came between 275 and 465 meters from the politician.

Weibo quickly became a breeding ground for numerous conspiracy theories about the authenticity of the incident and the motives of those involved. Users suggested that the attack had benefited Trump in the polls. Other outlandish conspiracy theories that mentioned religious groups also circulated on the platform.

Regardless of the conspiracy theories, many Internet users suspected that Trump would benefit from the incident.

Shen Yi, a professor at Fudan University’s Institute of International Politics, said on his verified Weibo account that the story was “definitely not good news for the Democrats. The potential benefits Harris could have gained from the presidential debate are reduced to zero.”

Three senior law enforcement officials told NBC News that suspect Ryan Wesley Routh was in Secret Service custody. Details about Routh and his motives have yet to emerge.

Many Weibo posts said the incident was an example of how unstable the American political system is and how it is dominated by “terrorism and violence.”

“American democracy? You can’t talk about democracy in a country where assassination attempts are made on the president,” and “it’s safe to assume that assassinations of dissidents are a common tactic,” a blogger with a million followers wrote in a post.

In a fundraising email shortly after the incident, Trump said he was safe and in good spirits.

“Gunshots were fired near me, but before the rumor mill gets out of control, I want you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND I AM FINE! Nothing will stop me. I will NEVER SURRENDER!” the email said.

— CNBC’s Zenith Wong and Anniek Bao contributed to this story.