With inputs from AP

NEW DELHI: The US mainstream media have "totally discarded" their "so-called objectivity and fairness" in supporting Hillary Clinton and "disparaging" Donald Trump , China's state media alleged on Sunday.In an editoral, the Global Times criticized the "ugly unity" of the US mainstream media, which it said had "heavily hyped up Trump's insulting comments against women, while only scratching the surface of Clinton's e-mail scandals." Citing "statistics from the US," it also said that 30 out of the top 100 US dailies backed Clinton, while none were on Trump's side.Trump's campaign has been left reeling after a 2005 video that resurfaced last week showed him talking about seducing a married woman, and saying women let celebrities like him do anything, including grabbing their "p****." In addition, several women have recently accused him of sexually assaulting them.Trump has not only alleged that these women are lying, but has also accused the "corrupt media" of "pushing false allegations and outright lies in an attempt to elect her (Hillary Clinton) president."And Global Times on Sunday published that quote, saying Trump was "furious" with the "immoral media outlets" for "jeopardizing his interests."It then quoted "experts" as saying that there was a "large gap" between reality and the US media's portayal of it. The media, it said, "tends to represent the US elites" and is "closely intertwined with interest groups behind them."And what's more, the Global Times said the elections had only "laid bare" a long history of less-than-objective reporting by the US media."In reporting China, they always pick up negative news. For instance, they elaborated dissidents' stories while neglecting China's progress in human rights conditions," it said, before accusing the West of creating "political correctness and moral standards to serve their (own) interests.""Media outlets in the US and the West shouldn't be followed blindly. They can by no means function as judge when there is a conflict of national interests. It's time to de-deify them," it said in conclusion.