A reporter from the state-run China Daily has gone viral for calling a Republican senator a “b*tch” for her comment against China.
Viral tweet: Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn got into a heated argument with China Daily chief Washington correspondent Chen Weihua on Thursday, according to The Hill.
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for banning cotton produced by forced Uyghur labor. The U.S. will not support companies that profit off of slave labor.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 3, 2020
- It started when Blackburn publicly thanked Donald Trump for preventing the trade of products “produced by forced Uyghur labor” to the U.S., following it up with a tweet stating, “China has a 5,000 year history of cheating and stealing.”
China has a 5,000 year history of cheating and stealing. Some things will never change…
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 3, 2020
- Activists have called out major brands in the past for allegedly sourcing their products from Xinjiang, where many ethnic minorities, including the Uyghur, are being detained.
- In his first reply, Chen called the Republican senator a “b*tch” and the “most racist and ignorant senator” he has ever seen.
Bitch
— Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
This is the most racist and ignorant US Senator I have seen. A lifetime bitch.
— Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
- He also called Blackburn a “lowlife.”
Wonder why the US Congress would have approval rating as low as 9% (according to Gallup)? It is because people like lowlife Marsha Blackburn were there.
— Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
- Blackburn fired back at Chen and called him a “puppet” of China’s President Xi Jinping.
Chen, you’re a puppet in Xi Jinping’s delusional China dream for global domination. From Tiananmen Square to Uyghur genocide, Communist China is an expert at slaughtering populations. America will not bow down to sexist communist thugs. https://t.co/PrRyTlpnFc
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 3, 2020
- Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio also jumped in and called Chen out.
- However, the Chinese reporter fired back, calling his previous post about Blackburn an “understatement.”
Hi, Marco, this is an understatement. She is much worse than that.
— Chen Weihua （陈卫华） (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
Users react: Many social media users were surprised by Chen’s response to Blackburn’s claims about China.
Hey lil Marco, here is his original tweet, and she is much worse than this. pic.twitter.com/zf04gA8KtV
— Jason Nitti (@jnitti10) December 4, 2020
I mean, if someone—let alone a senator—said that my country was responsible for 5,000 years of “cheating and stealing”, I would react in a similar manner. This is, as @chenweihua said, an *understatement* of a legitimate reaction! I’m not surprised that Rubio doesn’t get it. https://t.co/klzzA8oUUb
— Martin Barakov (@MartinBarakov) December 4, 2020
Chen Weihua calling Marsha Blackburn a ‘lifetime bitch’ has me absolutely howling.
I had never heard that term used before- But, now ‘lifetime bitch’ will forever be part of my lexicon. pic.twitter.com/MH1yj61OyB
— Hadley Sheley (@HadleySheley) December 4, 2020
Chen said not today Satan! pic.twitter.com/CIbJ2JcsUY
— BlackWomenViews Media (@blackwomenviews) December 3, 2020
Chen woke up and chose murder. pic.twitter.com/MdC636GmVK
— 💋brown skinned bre (@_brexoxo_) December 4, 2020
This was her looking at his response: pic.twitter.com/xx6S0CYRSl
— BLACK LIVES MATTER! ☪︎⋆ (@Love_4_kpop) December 3, 2020
Here to report a murder. 😫😫 pic.twitter.com/tpT3Sslyh8
— It’s Time for Joemala 🎄🍔 (@KhiveBidenBro) December 3, 2020
Normally I wouldn’t condone the use of the B word, particularly by a man. But honestly, I can’t blame him…lol.
— Anthony Cesareo (@anceco) December 3, 2020
Feature Image via PBS NewsHour (Left), CGTN America (Right)
