A Xu-surnamed Chinese female student at Oberlin College in the United States recently publicly stated on the internet that she advocated for the restoration of political assassination during a classroom discussion about American conservative political internet celebrity Kirk's assassination. She even quoted Mao Zedong, saying that some people "should not enjoy freedom of speech." This sparked criticism online in the US and led to her being doxxed. Many have called for her to be deported.
According to information from the internet and media reports, the Chinese female student is named Julia Xu (transliteration), currently a third-year undergraduate at Oberlin College in Ohio. In a self-recorded video she posted, she stated that on the second day after Kirk was shot dead, the teacher allowed five minutes in class for students to discuss their views on the incident.
Xu claimed in the video that she was the only one to raise her hand in class, and she stated at the time that she "has always believed that political assassination should be restored." She also said she did "not feel sad" about political assassination, nor did she "feel anything was wrong with it."
She went on to say that not everyone should have freedom of speech and that some people should be afraid to express their opinions in public. Mao Zedong once proposed that "the people should enjoy freedom of speech, but reactionaries, imperialists, and capitalists—the enemies of the revolution—should not enjoy freedom of speech," because it would negate the achievements of the revolution.
Xu mentioned that the class that day was related to the "Chinese Revolution," and the reading materials involved Mao Zedong's concept of "democratic dictatorship." The material she read also covered topics such as "how violent revolution liberated hundreds of millions" and "women's liberation."
After Xu's video was published, it was widely forwarded on the X platform by netizens, including some American independent media, and immediately attracted criticism. Numerous American netizens demanded that the US government revoke her visa and deport her back to China. Some even directly reported her to Oberlin College, asking the school to thoroughly investigate whether her statements violated laws and whether she is still suitable to study at the university.
After the huge backlash, Xu quickly deleted the video and set all her social media accounts to private, but the video had already widely circulated online.