By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-30 14:36:50 | Updated at 2025-01-30 22:37:34
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China’s ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has praised an American who appeared on the televised Lunar New Year’s Eve gala as proof of the kindness that exists between the two peoples.
Evan Kail, a pawn shop owner from Minneapolis, donated an album of photographs that depicted a series of wartime atrocities committed by the Japanese, including the 1937 Nanking massacre.
After his appearance on Tuesday night’s show, Xie posted on social media: “It’s great to see Evan, the American who donated a precious WWII photo album to China, at our national Spring Festival Gala this year!
“Whoever shows kindness to the Chinese people will always be reciprocated with kindness. Evan, you now have 1.4 billion Chinese friends!”
The annual variety show, known as Chunwan, has become a key element of the nation’s Lunar New Year celebrations for many in China since it first aired in 1983.
Kail’s appearance on Tuesday night’s show was Beijing’s latest effort to promote personal exchanges with the US despite competition with Washington.
