Current Events > Nathan Chen blasted as traitor on Chinese social media after 2022 Olympics gold

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https://nypost.com/2022/02/13/nathan-chen-told-to-get-out-of-china-on-weibo-after-olympics-win/

After leading Team USA to a silver medal in the team figure skating competition and winning his first Olympic gold in the mens 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 interviews, claiming that his Mandarin isnt very good. The Yale student put his support behind American ice dancer Evan Bates condemnation of Chinas human rights abuses in an October interview. At the time, Bates came down hard on Chinas awful treatment of the Uyghur people. The US did not send any diplomats to the Winter Olympics in Beijing because of the egregious human rights abuses and atrocities.

Pushback against Chen began during his first Olympics in 2018 when he performed one of his routines to a song from the movie Maos Last Dance, which is a retelling of a Chinese dancers defection to the United States during the 1980s. Chen claims he had no knowledge of the film before performing to the song. Maybe naively, I didnt understand the whole system, the whole story behind it, just that the music was very beautiful, he said Friday, adding that the song was chosen by his choreographer. Chen has not responded to any of the vitriol toward him and has only said that he is proud of being Chinese-American. He said it hasnt been difficult to avoid the online barrage because he doesnt have access to the platforms in China. I dont have social media here. So I probably have been very sheltered from that. And I dont plan on looking at social since sometimes social (media) can be a little toxic, he said. Chen has been compared to fellow US-born athletes Eileen Gu and Zhu Yi, both of whom are competing for China at the Winter Games. Gu, a freestyle skier, won gold in womens big air, and was lauded as a Chinese national hero. The 18-year-old, who plans to attend Stanford next year, has been labeled Miss Perfect on Weibo for her skiing skills, modeling career and perfect Mandarin. In the past week, Gu has defended Chinas internet censorship, which was promptly criticized on Twitter and Instagram by those who thought her response was out-of-touch with the actual experiences of those living in China. In the team figure skating event, Zhu faltered and fell twice, dropping China from third to fifth place. The hashtag Zhu Yi has fallen trended on Weibo after her stumble. Users told the 19-year-old to go back to America, and said that she brought shame to China. Zhu, whose family relocated from California to Beijing, has been widely criticized for her lack of fluency in Mandarin and for being what is deemed too American.

He was born in America and is American. He's not a traitor.

Xi Ping's China

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Dude is literally from Utah.

No idea why China cares about figure skating athletes so much this tournament, none of the favourites are from China.

He has the same connection to China as Zhu Yi , and she is now hated over there. You can't pick and choose like that.

China is having a major nationalist meltdown lately

lol Olympics nationalism.

Nathan Chen won a gold medal in men's singles with a dominating score, so the haters can suck it

electricbugs2 posted...

Dude is literally from Utah.

No idea why China cares about figure skating athletes so much this tournament, none of the favourites are from China.

Medal counts are seen as political validation by the CCP. Just like the Eastern Bloc used to do.

No social credits for that man.

brestugo posted...

Medal counts are seen as political validation by the CCP. Just like the Eastern Bloc used to do.

The problem is that Xi lives in the 1960s while the rest of the world doesn't

brestugo posted...

Medal counts are seen as political validation by the CCP. Just like the Eastern Bloc used to do.

Sure but maybe focus on events you actually have a chance in. The remaining figure skating events will be dominated by Russia, with the exception of Ice Dance which will likely be a France victory.

Do people take degenerates on Twitter seriously and think their opinion is how U.S. should be looked at? Of course not so why should people take degenerates hiding behind a computer or phone seriously in Chinese version of Twitter? Unless the official government of China said these things? The blind hate is fucking dumb. Don't be sheeps like you guys already are.

Social media is shitty all over the world

BigB0ss13 posted...

Do people take degenerates on Twitter seriously and think their opinion is how U.S. should be looked at? Of course not so why should people take degenerates hiding behind a computer or phone seriously in Chinese version of Twitter? Unless the official government of China said these things? The blind hate is fucking dumb. Don't be sheeps like you guys already are.

The CCP literally has an army-sized contingency of internet trolls that seed disinformation and propaganda through social media.

DarkRoast posted...

The CCP literally has an army-sized contingency of internet trolls that seed disinformation and propaganda through social media.

https://prospect.org/politics/congress-proposes-500-million-for-negative-news-coverage-of-china/