Hu Xijin, a former editor of the nationalistic Global Times newspaper, claimed Michelle Yeoh's Oscars win as a victory for "Chinese cultural genes." Many social media users were skeptical of Hu's comments, with some calling him out for his lack of knowledge about Yeoh's ancestry. Yeoh's ancestors reportedly fled Fujian before the Communist Party founded the People's Republic of China, and she has Malaysian ancestry. Despite tight political censorship and warnings that more than 30 users had already been blocked for "malicious comments," Hu's comments sparked a number of satirical responses.

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