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Chinese woman angers Americans after buying out face masks in Central Florida

Americans reacted to a video uploaded on Twitter of a Chinese woman who appeared to be walking into various stores in Florida, buying a lot of face masks.

What happened in the video?

According to a tweet, you can see the video of an Asian woman speaking in Chinese, and showing off a large number of face masks still in their boxes on top of each other. She would occasionally speak to a store attendant and thank them for allowing her to buy a huge number of masks.

On a normal day, this wouldn’t be considered as anything more than odd–but with the threat of COVID-19 or the Wuhan coronavirus, the supply of face masks all over the world has dwindled. Hospitals across the globe are scrambling to acquire medical supplies–while this woman simply had to drive around her state to get all the face masks she wanted.

You can watch the video here:

The video was recently uploaded, but it is unclear when she had actually recorded the video, which may be the reason why so many masks were available for purchase. The attendants in the store were not wearing any face masks at all.

In the video, she could be seen going to different stores, some of which were hardware stores, and asking for masks.

She drove out of her own city but she’s still in Central Florida. She said, Tthere aren’t many Chinese here so they still don’t know about the face masks yet.”

She kept repeating that she’s “super happy.” She also showed how she arranged the masks and her trips from store to store. The Chinese woman said that Americans still do not know about the masks, and that she had cleaned out the shelves.

A Caucasian man and a child could be seen in some parts of the video.

The woman mentioned that there aren’t a lot of Chinese people in her area so the masks haven’t been bought up yet. She said that at one point, she was sweating and probably nervous. She said she also felt she was like a thief.

A Chinese-language Facebook post from Turnip Magazine also said that the woman may have bought up all the masks to sell them. It also mentioned that she happily said that people in her area had no idea about masks at the time.

Who is this Chinese woman?

While the actual date of the video is unclear, the mask shortage felt all over the world certainly pushed this woman’s face into the spotlight.

According to another tweet, the woman’s name is allegedly 35-year-old Hexin Jiang, and she lives in Hillside County, Florida. She reportedly has a criminal record that shows she was arrested for Battery Domestic Violence in 2018.

You can see her data from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office below.

She was reportedly charged with domestic violence against one male.

Hexin Jiang, according to her now-defunct social media profiles, has one child with her Caucasian husband.

What did Americans say?

According to the Twitter thread that showed the video, Americans are angry.

This comment mentioned that the woman should be charged by the FBI.

Other people also had conspiracy theories.

What do you think of this woman’s behaviour? Would she have gotten away with this in Singapore? Let us know in the comments!

Danielle Ann

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  • I am a Chinese and saw this in a social media, all of us are angry of her and blamed her shameful behavior. I can assure you it is just one (if not two) such bad people in every community. We are doing donations to get masks to the states to support hospital and medical staff and the lady made us even more sad.

    • Please do a little bit research before giving any comments. This video was made at the end of January when Wuhan had the outbreak. She was buying the masks to help ppl in Wuhan!

      • Hello? Chinese lady? Hexin Jian? Is that you?

        I call cow-dung on you. Shame on you for trying to defend her. Just the fact that she's gloating about it and feeling like a thief (yes, I understand Chinese) conclusively shows she understands what she's doing is WRONG! There's nothing you can say to justify that if she was just "donating" to China.

        She's a dai-go, which means re-seller. She has a re-sell website: https://weidian.com/?userid=947491874&wfr=c&ifr=shopdetail.

        First of all, I don't have any conclusive proof she donated everything to Wuhan or China or Mars. Second of all, the only reason she would have done so is because she got called out and publicly shamed. Sorry I can't find the link to her page where she says she's had enough of the public shaming, but whatever she did was not out of generosity.

        • Same as in America, there are drug dealers/consumers, killers, thefts, and all kind of criminals. They don't represent American people. They are everywhere. She is one of that insane kind of people. The fact that she was in jail once is a proof that she is not an ordinary person. She is one of a bad person, including her husband. They are both bad.

          • Donot say she is just one. I can see you people doing this everyday every where. and you are the same. I bet you bought a lot of rice and toilet paper and masks and etc

        • She was definitely selling them. Advchina exposed everything. Anybody defending this cunt needs to get themself some commievirus from lack of a mask.

      • She was clearly proud that she was depriving Americans from them. Yes, it could have been in January but she was still being very malicious towards others.

      • If she wanted to help Wuhan people, it should be Ok. Did you really watch that video she recorded ( it is looked like she was doing live stream) ? Her facial expressions and tone tune did show how stupid American is. She also said she was feeling like a thief .

      • She was not going to send them to Wuhan. February 4th 2020 Pompeo announced that the USA had sent 17.8 TONS of medical supplies to China, and was prepared to spend up to 100 million in existing funds to assist China and other impacted countries. Watching this video was nauseating. To think someone in America of any nationality would greedily take needed medical supplies, is inhumane. I really am thinking twice about buying anything that isn't American made. Our Country must go back to old fashioned values and practices. BUY AMERICAN MADE!!

      • There is no excuse- regardless when it happened- her behavior is not acceptable- wake up - no wonder you are anonymous

      • ha lol this is even funny. so her action to gain the profit should be considered as "good action"? only because she is trying to sell it to ppl in Wuhan? OMG.

      • Negative we already knew about the spreading of the virus into other countries!! What she did is wrong on so many levels and it's Sick! This lady gas no morals! If you want to hear even the husband's response to all of this go to YouTube I follow them their names are winston and Matt but they go by Serpentza and laowhy86 and on their other channel they do together Advpodcast has the full story including emails from the husband's response on Serpentza!

      • Right, do some research yourself. She clearly said she bought them so Americans couldn't!!

      • Sorry, your excuse for her doesn't fly. Look at her evil smile and attitude saying "leave no one for Americans". If she is sincerely hoarding the masks to save others, she wouldn't be boasting online. Unfortunately, I am a Chinese immigrant I know her state of mind when she is boasting in her video. I feel shameful being a Chinese immigrant because of her.

      • Fuck you chinese you are buying up all the masks to make a profit.
        you buy up our quality medical gear and sell us your cheap chinese crxp.

      • Who gives a fuck if she was buying to send back home no fucking morals the cow should be strung up along with the arsehole sticking up for the cow you sound like a cccp cunt fuck off ya chinky boot

    • F ....that . Every Chinese in US dike like her . We saw by our eyes . I saw same thing in Home Depot in DC

    • Chinese did same job in Korea at January ~ Feb also they started staking toilet paper in Australia I think it is hard to say only some Chinese do that

    • This looks like she is a plant from China to help the Wuhan Corona virus spread & ruin our economy. This is very bad. I now have negatively biased opinions of Chinese & their MOTIVES!!! WHAT do you think about my suspicions? And my now negative biased towards Chinese/Chinese Americans?

    • What a Chinese man. Do You really think this is just one case happening in USA or around the world? If you google it you can see so many same cases happening around the world by so many Chinese people? Donot ever say this is just one case you MXXX FucXXX

    • Hexin Jiang and her husband should be arrested, imprisoned and executed. They are guilty of First Degree murder.

  • I’m an Chinese American and have been living here for last 3 years. I love this country just like all of my friends, both Chinese Americans and other ethics. This woman’s behavior is a disgrace for All Chinese Americans and I’m sure it’s not representative for most of us. I’m sure her behavior will be investigated by the law enforcement. I hope her behaviors won’t spike any discrimination to Chinese or any other ethnic groups. God bless America!

    • She shipped these masks back at the end of January to save the healthcare workers and other people working in the frontline in Wuhan. Please don’t feel she is disgraceful!

      • Hello? Chinese lady? Hexin Jian? Is that you?

        I call cow-dung on you. Shame on you for trying to defend her. Just the fact that she’s gloating about it and feeling like a thief (yes, I understand Chinese) conclusively shows she understands what she’s doing is WRONG! There’s nothing you can say to justify that if she was just “donating” to China.

        She’s a dai-go, which means re-seller. She has a re-sell website: https://weidian.com/?userid=947491874&wfr=c&ifr=shopdetail.

        First of all, I don’t have any conclusive proof she donated everything to Wuhan or China or Mars. Second of all, the only reason she would have done so is because she got called out and publicly shamed. Sorry I can’t find the link to her page where she says she’s had enough of the public shaming but I've seen it. But whatever she did was not out of generosity.

      • how do you know she shipped those masks back to Wuhan? Especially "for the healthcare workers"??

        • She is hoarding the stuff and for later resell. Amazon and Ebay have removed most of them from online resell.

      • She IS disgraceful because of the video and how she was acting. SO HAPPY that she had fooled the Americans and bought all of the masks. Don't defend her, it makes you look bad as well.

      • bullshit...we are not stupid...whatever she did with them after the fact does not matter at all...her comments and smile and smirk say exactly what her motivation and intent was...she knew what was coming and for every mask she bought intentionally deprived a healthcare worker or another first responder...she is right, we Americans are stupid and easily swayed by being afraid to be "racist"...no she obviously doesnt represent every Chinese American and no harm should come to a single one for any reason but look at that smile, that is scary to see the satisfaction in her face at the thought of her actions causing Americans to suffer in some way...that is a prime example of the fake smiles you see everyday from alot of people that are here benefiting from being in America, but deep inside, justified or not, there is a joy they have when they see us suffer in someway...whether it's our sanctions, foreign polices or just plain envy, do not be naive to think that she is the only one...no, we have all seen that smile on the faces of several different nationalities..as u get ur nails done, and they talk and giggle about u, or u go into s store and they say things when u walk up, smiling in ur face... I'm telling you, there is something brewing and we better pay attention...and please dont call me racist, I love a good happy ending and a good buffet...just kidding..I'm just saying, they do not like us, pay attention, for whatever reason they just dont

    • She can not represent all the Americans who come from China! (I am one of them.) A lot of us did NOT have any masks yet, including who work in the Lab for the research of Coronavirus! The greedy behavior she showed in the video will damage the human beings including herself. ? Also we can find the similar news happened in Tennessee and many other places with different races, the law enforcement should be involved to prevent the similar situation happens in the future.

  • She should be arrested and charged, even though buying mask is legal, however, not under current circumstances. This is a greedy person without any compassion.

    • Chinese people are very very greedy people they are all about money ? what ever they can make money off of they will fake clothes fake shoes she saw a chance to be greedy and buy as many masks she can to resell they are all greedy ass people they are fucken rude they always talking shit about Americans and how stupid we are SO BE REALL THEY ARE ONLY HERE TO BE GREEDY DONT THINK FOR ONE MIN THEY LIKE YOU THEY ONLY LIKE YOUR MONEY I JUST PRAY TO GOD WHEN THIS IS OVER SHE IS STUCK WITH ALL THAT SHIT AND THE STORES DONT TAKE ANY IF IT BACK????☹️☹️☹️☹️????? ?????????? IM NOT A PREJUDICE PERSON BUT HOLY SHIT CHINESE PEOPLE MAKE IT HARD NOT TO BE A LITTLE JS????????‼️‼️‼️‼️

    • exactly, diversity is our strength. this woman has broken the law and should be punished, but don't stereotype other asian , her behavior angered the chinese american. She purchased a lot in early Feb and sold them to the people in China who needs mask, she posted this video in her online store to prove that the masks are genuine and not from unknown source. So many Chinese american saw this video in Chinese website, and angered by her behavior and vowed to dig her out, report her to the police for her criminal.

  • Those who hoard items are definitely not limited to one ethnicity. There is no time stamp affiliated with the video, and it could have been predated the time when our president telling everyone it's just like a flu and no one should need to wear mask. So while her action show lack of empathy and totally selfish, it is unfair for articles to sensationalize it in a race baiting manner. Please also publicize the chinese american communities working hard to source personal protective equipment to hospitals, with personal donations and donations from oversea.

    • How much is the CCP paying you? Also, I notice you have conveniently neglected to address the MSM narrative being "it's just a flu bro," right up until POTUS said, essentially, the same thing. At which point, a complete 180 was done overnight and this became deadly serious. Also, the dems were too busy with impeachment to notice it in China.

    • Great remark! Thank you for your kindness, it's really nice. And what's said in the article is not the truth. Actually She bought the masks in the end of January. Maybe it's not proper for her to joke about it, but according to her explanation, She felt happy at that time for she was able to help some friends and people in China. And I guess people making unfriendly remarks here basically don't know about all this.

      • She is a seller, she has several online shops on Taobao, are you kidding me? She was helping out her so called friends and family for making profits.

      • Maybe you have the right idea...it is not proper. It is not proper in the USA and it is not proper in China to gloat that you are able to get something in a huge quantity that others are going to need in a huge quantity in the near future. It is unAmerican to do this. That is why so many people are angry. You say she "felt happy". Happy that she would send to China something that the stupid Americans don't even know yet. You are insulting all Chinese by trying to explain an act by one Chinese person that will end up hurting thousands of Americans. Wrong is wrong in America and China. Stay safe.

  • As a Chinese American, I am deeply ashamed of her behavior. I have reported her video to FL attorney general and Hillsborough County attorney. She should be investigated by FBI, DOJ and IRS

    • True, "Daigou" is middle person buying stuff in US or other foreign counties and resale to China. English should called it "Surrogate Shopping", and they never pay taxes for the income they made with "Daigou".

      • What is the truth Tao? That she was doing a humanitarian act by buying all of the masks she could and sending them to the poor people in Wuhan? Why would an American do this? America had sent 17 tons of medical supplies to China. The reason is this..she is more Chinese than she is American, and always will be. She does not keep informed about what the USA does., probably because she does not care. The majority of Chinese Americans love the United States but, there are always going to be those who show their true patriotism is to their former Country. This kind of behavior by this Chinese woman has hurt the perception of many towards the Chinese which is unfortunate.

    • Good job! She didn’t buy more after January is probably because she bought all the masks in her area.

  • Her selfish act is such a big blow to all the efforts Chinese Americans have done to help fight against Coronavirus and evil Chinese communists party.

  • We are Americans originally from China, we are shamed of the woman’s selfish, indecent , illegal behavior which do not benefit anybody ; America is a great county we love and together we will make it greater!

    • Yes, a horrible Chinese woman’s actions can’t represent the whole Chinese community. However, One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. I believe there’s a similar saying in Chinese too. “A speck of mouse dung spoils a whole pot of porridge.” Please forgive all the negative comment toward Chinese. It’s time for us to unite and be strong. Yes we will make America greater together.

  • As a Chinese American, I am deeply ashamed of her behavior. We donated face masks to the hospital in our city because we love America.this woman makes me so sad ?

    • We Americans appreciate what you doing to help. We also understand a horrible Chinese woman’s actions can’t represent the whole Chinese community. However, One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel. I believe there’s a similar saying in Chinese too. “A speck of mouse dung spoils a whole pot of porridge.” Please forgive all the judgmental comment toward Chinese. It’s human weakness to think that way. Thank you for giving back to the community.

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