Xi’s “Chinese Do Not Hit Chinese” Video Goes Viral

A large-scale protest broke out in Jiangyou, Sichuan (Veido screenshot)

[People News]  A large-scale protest broke out in Jiangyou, Sichuan. The Chinese Communist authorities deployed large numbers of police and armed riot squads to violently maintain control. Videos from the scene show police brutally beating civilians. At the same time, on China’s largest video platform, Bilibili (B-site), a 2019 clip of Xi Jinping’s Message to Compatriots in Taiwan—in which he said the line “Chinese do not hit Chinese”—suddenly went viral. Thousands of Chinese netizens flooded the comment section mocking Xi for not keeping his word. All those comments have now been deleted. Democracy activist Wang Dan once described Xi’s statement as “nonsense” (literally, “like farting”).

During the Jiangyou protest crackdown, police beat citizens violently, sprayed pepper spray, herded people into police vans (referred to as “pig cages”), and treated them brutally. One food delivery worker, who was merely passing by and watching, posted online that he was beaten with police batons despite not being involved. Videos also show many women being shoved to the ground by police, and young men being pinned down by several large officers—any attempt to resist would trigger a savage beating.

After the clashes erupted, related keywords quickly trended on Weibo’s hot search list, but were soon removed and completely blocked. Netizens began using the homophone “soy sauce” as a substitute code word. Even so, related videos were taken down. Under the regime’s strict information control, large numbers of netizens flocked to the old Xi Jinping video in which he declares “Chinese do not hit Chinese” and left sarcastic comments. In response, Bilibili directly “wiped clean” the entire comment section, leaving not a single comment visible.

Some netizen remarks before deletion included: “In reality, police batons only dare to hit Chinese people.” “People who are moved to tears by the Nanjing photo studio can’t see the ‘photo studio’ happening right in front of them.” “Xi already said it: the people are the country—so he’s leading the people to beat the country.” “The Chinese have always been beaten by the Chinese.” “Such a huge irony.” “If Chinese don’t beat Chinese, who would they beat? They can’t hit foreigners.”

In the 2019 Message to Compatriots in Taiwan, Xi Jinping stated: “Chinese do not hit Chinese. We are willing to show the greatest sincerity.”

At the time, Wang Dan responded: “Isn’t that the same as farting? Chinese don’t hit Chinese? Chinese specialise in hitting Chinese.”

Looking back at history—whether it was the persecution of Falun Gong, the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the suppression of the Tibetan independence movement, or countless other rights-defence incidents—all have been brutally crushed by the CCP. Netizens commented that not only do Chinese authorities target their own people, they do so with exceptional ruthlessness and ferocity. Some mocked Xi as suffering from “selective amnesia,” while others quipped: “Trust China, and you’ll pass on to the next life.” Other sarcastic remarks included: “Chinese not only beat Chinese, they beat them to death.” “Not only beat them, but also harvest their organs.”