COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND — The butts of the Chinese people have once again been hurt. This time the softest people on the planet are up in arms over a delightful commencement speech given by graduating senior, Shuping Yang, over the weekend at the University of Maryland. <br /> <br />In her speech, Yang said she used to have to wear five face masks in China because of the awesome air. <br /> <br />When she arrived in the U.S. five years ago and stepped off the plane, it was a breath of fresh air — literally. She said for the first time, she felt free. <br /> <br />Yang went on to talk about another great thing about the U.S., the “fresh air of free speech.” But who needs free speech when you have censorship. <br /> <br />Her talk has since gone viral on China’s intranet and triggered Chinese people’s outrage — surprise surprise. <br /> <br />She even had some good advice for Americans, “democracy and free speech should not be taken for granted.” <br /> <br />Hopefully Yang can stay in the U.S. and put her double-major in theater and psychology to good use. Wait, theater and psych? Well, there’s always grad school.
