FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke with Shannon Bream about our relationship with Chinese telecom. He emphasized that this is a national security threat. He says the Chinese are willing to take any action to further their geopolitical position.
He took it to China’s chief propagandist in a badass move yesterday, challenging her to bring out the whistleblowers who disappeared after they tried to warn about the coronavirus. He says he’ll travel to China to meet with them. He tweeted out a list of eight people who have just vanished and called out China to bring them forward.
Let’s see if China’s Chief Propagandist keeps her end of the deal. If you un-disappear those Whistleblowers, Brendan Carr says he will travel to China and meet with them.
Let’s see if China’s Chief Propagandist, @SpokespersonCHN, keeps her end of the deal.
If you un-disappear those Whistleblowers, @BrendanCarrFCC says he will travel to China and meet with them.
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) April 11, 2020
This all started when Carr responded to the propagandist’s tweet about how you can talk to anyone in China. That’s when it got really interesting. He went on to list all of the whistleblowers who tried to warn the world about the coronavirus. He asked her if she would agree to let him talk to them and “un-disappear” them:
2. Next, I’d like to speak with Chen Qiushi and Fang Bin – two video bloggers that tried to bring the world a glimpse of Wuhan unfiltered by your Communist regime.
Could you un-disappear them so we could speak?https://t.co/0ndiKKjQYZ
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) April 10, 2020
He continued with the list of missing whistleblowers:
4. I’d then like to speak with Xu Zhiyong.
He was arrested after he criticized your party leader for his botched handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Could you un-disappear him so we could speak? https://t.co/8SLrohSMPs
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) April 10, 2020
And the list goes on:
6. Ok, how about the hero doctor Li Wenliang then?
He was dragged to a police station in the middle of the night and forced to recant the early warning he wanted the world to hear.https://t.co/8B8UNZKHK0
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) April 10, 2020
And on…
8. I’d then like to speak with Xie Linka who worked at Wuhan Union Hospital.
She joined other Wuhan health officials in trying to sound the alarm on Covid before being berated and forced into silence by communist officials.
Can I speak with her?https://t.co/Yx1V3Z3Byk
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) April 10, 2020
Carr’s final tweet: 9. @SpokespersonCHN does your offer still stand? Or has it suddenly disappeared as things tend to do over there?
Wow! Who knew our FCC Commissioner was so fantastic!