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Russian Woman's Anti-China Tirade on Flight Sparks Confrontation with Mandarin-Speaking Black Man

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A video circulating online shows a Russian woman on a flight to China shouting hateful remarks against Chinese people.
  • A fluent Mandarin-speaking Black man on the flight confronted the woman, leading to a verbal altercation.
  • The incident sparked widespread discussion online, with some netizens commenting on the woman's statements and the unusual nature of the dispute.

A viral video has captured a heated exchange on a flight from Russia to China, involving a Russian woman expressing intense dislike for China and its people, and a Black man who responded in fluent Mandarin.

I hate China, I hate Chinese people, there should be fewer Chinese people, fewer problems!

— Russian womanThe woman's initial outburst in Mandarin on the airplane.

The incident reportedly occurred mid-flight when the Russian woman became agitated, shouting in Mandarin, "I hate China, I hate Chinese people," and "Fewer Chinese people, fewer problems." A Black man, who speaks Mandarin fluently, immediately challenged her, asking, "So what?" and "Then go back, what are you doing here?" Other Chinese passengers joined in, with one saying, "If you don't like China, get out of China, what are you doing in China?"

So what? Then go back, what are you doing here?

— Black manThe man's response to the Russian woman's hateful remarks.

The Russian woman retorted that she did not need to stay in China, stating her trip was in Shanghai and she was not returning to China because it was "not safe." She also claimed to be from the "Northeast" and that her hometown was across the river from Heihe. A flight attendant intervened, reminding her that they were in a "civilized country" and that she shouldn't be yelling. The woman accused the other party of calling her a "pig" and insisted that "the world doesn't need Chinese people."

If you don't like China, get out of China, what are you doing in China?

— Chinese passengerAnother passenger's reaction to the Russian woman's comments.

Later, the Black man's Chinese wife provided an account online, explaining that she was unable to speak due to a severe cold and laryngitis, forcing her to watch. She stated her husband intervened because he couldn't tolerate the woman's words. The wife added that the Russian woman continued to curse and even pushed her after the plane landed, and that she had to be restrained by her husband despite wanting to retaliate physically. The video of the dispute has drawn significant attention online, with many users commenting on the irony of a Russian woman and a Black man arguing in Chinese about China.

I don't need to stay in China at all, my trip is in Shanghai, I'm not going back to China, it's not safe!

— Russian womanThe woman's justification for her presence and refusal to return to China.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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