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Xie Feng, recently appointed as China’s ambassador to the United States, wrote an open letter in English to Americans of Chinese descent on Tuesday, reminding his “compatriots” that “blood is thicker than water,” so they should help their Communist “motherland” prevail over the country where they are citizens.
Xie’s letter was couched in China’s usual weaselly language about “win-win cooperation” and assurances the genocidal regime in Beijing only wants “peaceful coexistence” with the stubborn American government, but it was a naked racialist and nationalist call for Chinese families in the U.S. to set aside their identities as Americans and feel patriotic toward China instead.
Xie touted China’s alleged achievements and urged Chinese-Americans to feel like a part of that success story:
The well-being of each and every one of you is close to the heart of our motherland, just as you all follow her development with deep care. Back home, guided by the blueprint drawn at the 20th CPC National Congress, the 1.4 billion-plus Chinese people are rolling up their sleeves to advance high-quality development and high-standard opening-up, and pursue national rejuvenation through a Chinese path to modernization, so that every Chinese can live a better life. A China marching toward modernity is a boon to the Chinese people and to countries across the world. You are most welcome to visit China often to experience the progress of the country and find opportunities there for self-fulfillment.
Unsurprisingly, Xie did not see fit to mention the startling number of Chinese nationals fleeing their country and slipping across the border into America because they see no future back home.
Xie frankly told Chinese-Americans that Beijing needs their help:
We are committed to the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation put forward by President Xi Jinping, and wish to work with the U.
