Sean, I would strongly encourage you to understand what “杀富济贫” actually means before making such a serious accusation against me (translation below from ChatGPT).
This classical Chinese idiom has been used for thousand years in literature to describe the concept of wealth redistribution — the same principle reflected in your belief like “tax the rich,” and even “eat the rich” used by some of your supporters. That policy is what you are proud of, right?
If you are uncomfortable seeing your own policy described in plain terms, perhaps the discomfort lies with the policy itself — not the translation.
Cultural gaps are real, but when we do not take the time to learn and understand the culture and context, they easily turn into misunderstanding and mischaracterization and racism in some situation
I stand by my comments and remain fully committed to respectful, transparent debate on policies that affect all of our residents, regardless their socioeconomic status.
ABC continues to spread shameless and dangerous disinformation.
Just weeks after the Mayor and Cllr Zhou were caught spreading outrageous lies about me, Zhou went on WeChat and claimed my tax rebate idea was a "kill the rich" policy.