The first Chinese woman selected to speak at a Harvard University graduation ceremony has sparked controversy both in China and the United States amid the Trump administration’s actions to curb Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence
Jiang Yurong, also known as Luanna Jiang, graduated with a master’s degree in public administration in international development.
In her speech on May 29, Jiang spoke of an aspiration to “end hunger and poverty for humankind,” and said “humanity rises and falls as one.”
The 25-year-old described how she and her 77 classmates from 34 countries “danced through each other’s traditions, and carried the weight of each other’s worlds,” and told the audience to “hold onto” people with different faiths, opinions, and backgrounds….