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Nathan Chen Blasted as ‘Traitor’ on Chinese Social Media After 2022 Olympics Gold
New York Post ^ | February 13, 2022 | Elizabeth Karpen

Posted on 02/14/2022 11:24:10 AM PST by nickcarraway

After leading Team USA to a silver medal in the team figure skating competition and winning his first Olympic gold in the men’s individual event, Nathan Chen has been slammed on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter.

The 22-year-old Chinese American was labeled a “traitor” on the social media platform for choosing to represent the United States, and was even told to “get out of China.” After his victory Thursday, some on Weibo complained that Chen was “too white” and Americanized, citing a long list of examples where they thought Chen was “insulting China” with his actions.

Chen has previously refused to speak Chinese in interviews, claiming that his Mandarin “isn’t very good.” The Yale student put his support behind American ice dancer Evan Bates’ condemnation of China’s human rights abuses in an October interview. At the time, Bates came down hard on China’s “awful” treatment of the Uyghur people. The US did not send any diplomats to the Winter Olympics in Beijing because of the host country’s “egregious human rights abuses and atrocities.”

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; nathanchen; olympics
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To: nickcarraway

Indeed. I certainly would hope so.

In fact I think we should send out all students at college level to foreign countries to “learn”. That can be their sabbatical. Let them really live in the hellholes they worship!


21 posted on 02/14/2022 12:49:20 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: ought-six

It’s leaders are on a par with 12-13 year old thinking.

They aren’t satisfied with their nation, and are so insecure
they are going to force wars over literally nothing.

They are cruising for a bruising, and they just may get a
real wake up call along with their bloody nostrils.


22 posted on 02/14/2022 1:21:16 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
"So what really stopped the subs for you 3 decades back?"

I did the same thing in the mid-1970's...if you lived through it, the change in quality and dishonesty of reporting was very clear to anyone who read widely of news. Time and Newsweak went first. US News and World Report staved things off for a few years, but it too succumbed. Then magazines like Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American all began to spout the same bullshit. It was like watching cancer spread....

23 posted on 02/14/2022 2:32:22 PM PST by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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To: nickcarraway

Does he have parents spying in China for the US? 🤪

I didn’t think so


24 posted on 02/14/2022 2:37:26 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: Wonder Warthog

I’ve been seeing them slip in adjectives forever.

But I think the original point was that Twitter opinions are being used as the basis of stories and the bulk of stories.


25 posted on 02/14/2022 4:24:32 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: nickcarraway

Well, looky here. Who is discriminating against Asian Americans now?


26 posted on 02/14/2022 4:45:08 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: nickcarraway

Chuck Fina.


27 posted on 02/14/2022 4:46:20 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: pgyanke

For a moment there it sounded like you were channeling Star Wars Jedi philosophy


28 posted on 02/14/2022 6:33:17 PM PST by Old West Conservative
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To: nickcarraway

The 22-year-old Chinese American……….. why can’t he just be an “American”?


29 posted on 02/14/2022 7:44:23 PM PST by qaz123
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Even under trying circumstances those who embrace American values do great things. 442 Regimental Combat Team. Go for broke.


30 posted on 02/14/2022 7:56:38 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: the OlLine Rebel
I’m happy as long as they pledge allegiance to our Constitution.

Can you please get the locals to do that, while you're at it?

31 posted on 02/15/2022 12:22:05 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Veto!

Accidently stumbled on this video of Chen at 10 years of age which had me watching for him in the Olympics which was Assume!

http://youtu.be/JaLzoohy_FU


32 posted on 02/15/2022 2:19:12 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: justme4now

Damn!
AWESOME!


33 posted on 02/15/2022 2:20:34 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: DoodleBob

I’d prefer to exchange them, permanently.


34 posted on 02/15/2022 2:54:07 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: justme4now

Well, assume does make an ass of u and me.


35 posted on 02/15/2022 2:56:28 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

😟😟😟😟


36 posted on 02/15/2022 4:21:20 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: justme4now

😄


37 posted on 02/15/2022 4:28:56 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

😛

8-)


38 posted on 02/15/2022 7:00:42 PM PST by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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