Recently, in Shandong, a province in China, a male internet influencer with a beard was publicly berated by a six or seven-year-old child on the street, who called him “American devil, beat the American devil.” The influencer shared this experience on social media platform Douyin, sparking discussions among netizens.
This internet personality has 278,000 followers on Douyin. According to his video posted on October 31st, he recounted the incident, saying, “I just passed by, and a child, who was about six or seven years old, said to me, ‘This American devil, beat the American devil.’ I felt helpless at that moment, explaining that I am Chinese, but the child did not believe me and still insisted on ‘beating the American devil.'”
What left him speechless was that the child’s parents were present nearby. Instead of criticizing the child for being impolite, the father even told the mother, “Which Chinese person with a full beard is not an American devil, nor a good person.”
The influencer expressed his deep sadness over the incident, stating, “Children’s candid remarks are one thing, but the values they have been taught are terrifying.”
He further questioned, “Whether or not one should keep a beard, or whether a Chinese person can have a beard, should not matter. Why does this child believe that an American devil with a beard should be beaten to death? I find it particularly terrifying. What kind of education has he been subjected to that I cannot comprehend?”
The video stirred controversy, with some netizens expressing support for the child’s remarks and the parents’ actions, while others believed that the child’s indoctrination was concerning. Discussions on hate education, philosophical views, and the importance of respect for diversity and tolerance were brought up in the online conversation.
Some netizens raised historical references, with questions like, “Hasn’t he heard of Guan Yu? Are Guan Yu and Liu Bei also considered American ancestors?”
In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party’s official promotion of hate education has led to a surge in anti-Japanese and anti-American sentiments among the public, resulting in several violent incidents targeting American and Japanese citizens in China.
On June 10th, in Beishan Park, Jilin City, four teachers from Cornell College in Iowa, USA, were stabbed by a 55-year-old Chinese man, leading to their hospitalization.
On June 24th, at a bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, a Japanese woman and her young son were attacked by a 52-year-old Chinese man as they disembarked from a school bus of a Japanese school, resulting in the tragic death of a local citizen who intervened to defend them.
On September 18th, a Japanese boy in Shenzhen was fatally stabbed by a 44-year-old Chinese man on his way to school.
Three attacks on foreigners within a span of three months have raised concerns among the international community about the safety of foreigners in China.
In response to these incidents, Samp, Chairman of the Taiwan-Hong Kong Association and a current affairs commentator, previously told Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party is using nationalism to divert public dissatisfaction with domestic politics, economy, and society since it cannot win hearts through socialism or communism. This indoctrination with hate education has worsened the division between authoritarian and democratic camps.
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