{"id":9305,"date":"2026-10-16T20:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9305"},"modified":"2026-10-16T20:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:39:25","slug":"china-invites-trump-spokesperson-to-visit-after-no-proper-toilets-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=9305","title":{"rendered":"China invites Trump spokesperson to visit after ‘no proper toilets’ remark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia holds her first press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, Thursday. Reuters-Yonhap <\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

China’s Foreign Ministry responded Friday to White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s remarks that China lacked “proper toilets,” suggesting that she visit the country again.<\/p>\n

Zacharia, who took office less than a week ago, made the comment during a Thursday interview with conservative commentator Jack Posobiec while discussing perceptions in 2016 that China was poised to overtake the United States.<\/p>\n

“I remember this very distinctly, having just come from China, thinking, ‘How is China the next country on the horizon? They don’t even have proper toilets,'” she said.<\/p>\n

Asked about the remarks at a regular press briefing Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning offered a brief response.<\/p>\n

“She’s welcome to come and see China when she has the opportunity,” Mao said, according to the ministry’s official transcript.<\/p>\n

Zacharia previously lived in Beijing, where she reportedly worked at Zhong Lun Law Firm from 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\n

The newly appointed spokesperson has also faced scrutiny over her legal credentials after acknowledging that she had not passed a U.S. bar examination.<\/p>\n

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