A Chinese MMA fighter defeated a self-described tai chi master and a Wing Chun (kung fu) master. Now he’s getting attacked for dishonoring traditional Chinese martial arts.

It’s another example of Chinese nationalism, exceptionalism and parochialism. “China First” as it were.

Watch the video in the tweet.

He shot to fame defeating a tai chi master in seconds. But Xu Xiaodong says his mission to expose ‘fake’ kung fu has earned him verbal abuse. https://t.co/sxJQbAepHO pic.twitter.com/8Ccja1gRV8

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) January 22, 2019

Here’s the article, too. beta.scmp.com