Nebraska governor’s remarks about Chinese reporter spark outrage

Yanqi Xu, 27, said she was shocked' by Jim Pillen's comments and has since received support from other journalists

The Nebraska governor, Jim Pillen, is under fire for his dismissal of an investigative article into his family business, saying he didn't read the piece because the reporter was from communist China".

The reporter, 27-year-old Yanqi Xu, said that she was shocked" by Pillen's comments concerning her nationality, especially after Pillen's office did not respond to several requests for comments for Xu's piece.