A Chinese student’s commencement speech praising “fresh air” and democracy is riling China’s internet

A Chinese student’s commencement speech praising “fresh air” and democracy is riling China’s internet

Every year in May a handful of commencement speeches will go viral, usually for the speaker’s sense of humor or ability to inspire. But one graduation speech from this year is going viral in China for a different reason–it’s politically incorrect. On May 21, Shuping Yang, a graduating senior at the University of Maryland, appeared…