Chen Weihua, a China Daily bureau chief, repeatedly called U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn a “bitch” on Twitter.
The social media platform, which has been heavy-handed in censoring conservatives, attended conferences alongside Chinese military proxies, and hired Chinese Communist Party-linked individuals, refused to comment on the matter. Twitter also failed to take any action against Chen’s account, including removing his verified checkmark.
China Daily is owned and operated by the Chinese Communist Party’s Publicity Department, rendering Chen a mouthpiece for China’s government.
The Tennessee Senator was labeled a “bitch” by Chen on December 3rd – the first of many insults he hurled at Blackburn.
Bitch
— Chen Weihua (陈卫华) (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
“This is the most racist and ignorant US Senator I have seen. A lifetime bitch,” he later added.
This is the most racist and ignorant US Senator I have seen. A lifetime bitch.
— Chen Weihua (陈卫华) (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
He also insisted the Senator, who has a track record on tackling the Chinese Communist Party’s lies and deceit, was a “lowlife”:
Wonder why the US Congress would have approval rating as low as 9% (according to Gallup)? It is because people like lowlife Marsha Blackburn were there.
— Chen Weihua (陈卫华) (@chenweihua) December 3, 2020
The insults came in response to Blackburn praising the Trump administration’s move to ban the importation of cotton produce by Chinese slave labor and the Senator’s statement that China has a “5,000 year history of cheating and stealing,” adding “some things never change.”