Recently, the U.S. suspended visas for four categories of Chinese Communist Party officials and their families, sparking concern from many quarters. Chinese Communist Party Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was also asked related questions at a press conference, criticizing the U.S. for disrupting normal personnel exchanges between the U.S. and China for political reasons. Hua Chunying’s response received strong endorsement from the official and party media. However, Chinese netizens were unanimous in not following Hua’s lead and blaming the U.S., but instead applauded her, saying “China still needs the U.S. to fight corruption.” Others said, “I support the U.S. approach, why do you still run to the U.S. when you are always scolding people for this and that?”
Radio Free Asia reports that a study abroad company was denied a visa to the United States for the child of a low-ranking public security officer. The note, signed by a “consular official,” gives the reason for the denial: “This letter is to inform you that there is no way to process your visa today and that the issuance of your visa is temporarily suspended due to Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Secretary of State has ordered that U.S. consular officers in China will suspend the issuance of B1, B2, B1/B2, F1, F2, J1, and J2 visas to officers of the National Immigration Bureau of the People’s Republic of China (including the Immigration Bureau) of the rank of deputy director (or equivalent) and above, their spouses and married or unmarried children under the age of 21, as well as to members of the State Supervisory Commission, the Ministry of State Security, and the Ministry of Public Security. Active duty personnel, their spouses and children under 30 years of age. The issuance of your visa is suspended at the direction of the Secretary of State. Applicants may not appeal, and the visa application fee is non-refundable.”
The incident quickly drew attention from all sides. Chinese Communist Party Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying confirmed the U.S. denial of visas for the four ministries and their families at a regular Foreign Ministry press conference on May 13, and criticized the U.S., “This is a good example” proving that the U.S., for political reasons, “artificially undermines normal personnel exchanges between China and the United States “, “which is not conducive to the healthy and normal development of relations between China and the U.S.”, the party media and official media then followed with high-profile reports.
But this time, Chinese netizens did not “agree” with the Foreign Ministry and official media, but instead applauded and praised the U.S. approach. On Sina Weibo, netizens overwhelmingly supported the U.S. approach, while asking, “What’s wrong with telling us to be patriotic every day and having the children of public officials run to the U.S.?”
The whole day scold people this bad that bad, but still have the courage to run to others
People with a monthly salary of three thousand are against the United States, people with a monthly salary of thirty thousand travel to the United States, people with a monthly salary of three hundred thousand go to the United States, and people with a monthly salary of three million educate people with a monthly salary of three thousand against the United States.
What are you doing in America? There is nothing wrong with the United States doing this
Support the United States to fight corruption and promote integrity
In the country cursing the United States, and then all go to the United States, these years this thinking is no one
Should go to North Korea, Iran, Russia! Why go to hostile countries?
Suggest Canada, Australia to follow
Read the comments feel that we live really miserable official second generation at home it robbed us of the opportunity to go abroad it we can not scold or hate the rich I have lived like this also click patriotic it two days ago Chengdu foreign forces engaged in the matter I was up on a scolding last month hm I am also ow to boycott the alas life every day 996 exploited online also look unbearable but fortunately I still have the country love
Support the United States to repatriate the children of officials while announcing overseas assets real anti-corruption heroes
Netizen comments (Image source: microblog screenshot)
Netizen commentary (Photo credit: Weibo screenshot)
In fact, this is not the first time the U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials and their families. on October 8, 2019, the U.S. government announced visa restrictions for Chinese Communist Party officials and their families who persecute Uighurs, Kazakhs or other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
On Oct. 9, People’s Daily Online, Globe and other official media published a report titled “U.S. to Restrict Visas for Chinese Officials and Their Families to U.S., Geng Shuang: Immediately Correct Mistakes, Revoke Decision. As a result, a large number of netizens left comments on Weibo in support of the U.S. approach, causing a major flip-flop in the comments section of official media and other media.
Chinese netizen Xiu Cai Jiang Hu, who has been restricted by the Chinese Communist Party’s state security for many times for speaking out, said at the time: “This kind of news, closing the comment section must not be forgotten. Otherwise for you guys it’s like a tragic car accident scene, for me it feels like an ocean of joy.”
The analysis of the French broadcaster believes that at least one thing can be seen, although China for many years to carry out the education of the party and state as one, so that many people forget the existence of self, the party and state do not distinguish, the people and the government is difficult to distinguish, as long as the outside world to criticize the Chinese Communist Party, or criticize the Chinese government, there are often a lot of people follow the official rhythm of the dance, but this incident seems to show that even Chinese patriots do not necessarily love the officials, or even abhor officials But this incident seems to show that even Chinese patriots do not necessarily love officials, or even hate them, and their discontent with the bureaucratic class seems to run deep. So much so that they were excited when the U.S. wanted to limit visas for officials. This is obviously not a good thing for a Communist regime that rules its people with a large bureaucratic class.
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