China asks its citizens to be responsible after Chinese student abused for praising U.S.
Record ID:
875817
China asks its citizens to be responsible after Chinese student abused for praising U.S.
- Title: China asks its citizens to be responsible after Chinese student abused for praising U.S.
- Date: 24th May 2017
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MAY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LU KANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LU KANG SAYING: "We think that any Chinese citizen should be responsible about everything. It is something that a person with capability to action should do, not only on China related issues but also on everything. This is my opinion." MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LU KANG SAYING: "Now there are lots of Chinese students studying abroad. Once these young students go overseas, there may have been a development and change process about how they see and understand things. No matter what kind of this process of development and change is, as long as in the end they still ardently love their motherland, and are willing to make contributions for her, I believe that the Chinese government will encourage, support and welcome it." BRIEFING IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
- Embargoed: 7th June 2017 10:33
- Keywords: human rights University of Maryland Chinese students comments in USA Chinese foreign ministry
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0016I773GN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:China's Foreign Ministry urged all of its citizens to be responsible on Wednesday (May 24), after a Chinese student praised the United States for the "oddly luxurious" fresh air.
Yang Shuping, a Chinese psychology and theatre graduate, said she was forced to wear a face mask every time she went outside in China to prevent falling sick when delivering her commencement address at the University of Maryland on Sunday (May 24).
Using fresh air as a metaphor for free speech, she said her education in China comprised mostly of rote learning, and only after studying in the U.S. had she "learned the right to freely express oneself is sacred in America".
As the video of her speech went swiftly viral, and the online furore escalated over what was interpreted as an affront to China, Chinese netizens scoured Yang's online presence for personal details, in a process known colloquially in China as "human flesh search".
They found Yang hailed from Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan province, a gateway to some of China's most idyllic scenic attractions - and fresh air.
Amid sustained abuse on her Weibo and Facebook pages, Yang was forced into making an apology on Weibo and deleted all her former posts. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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