‘Kick ass’ Chinese granny wins fame in China after turning tables on racist attacker in US
- Internet users in China express solidarity with an elderly woman targeted in a racially motivated attack
- Xie Xiaozhen was attacked on the street in San Francisco in an unprovoked attack by a man shouting ‘Chinese!’
Droves of internet users in China have expressed sympathy for a 76-year-old Chinese woman assaulted by a white man in San Francisco in the United States and applauded her for standing up against a racist bully.
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The video clip of Xie, who appeared shaken up and was crying out in Cantonese “Why did you hit me?” while holding an ice bag to her bruised face while her assailant was put on a stretcher with blood dripping from his mouth, was quickly picked up by media outlets around the world, including mainland Chinese media such as state newspaper People’s Daily and its tabloid affiliate the Global Times.
It is one of several recent attacks on older Asian-Americans in San Francisco.
Police did not reveal the motive behind the attack, but many believed Xie was targeted simply because of her race and said they felt “sorry”, “sad” and “heartbroken” about a grandmother being the target of a hate crime.
“It was justified that she defended herself, but this is so sad. She was attacked for no reason at all,” said a user on Weibo.