The senator for the National Party, Sebastián Da Silva, is an avid user of Twitter: this Sunday alone he wrote more than 20 tweets or retweets on the social network, two of which caused a stir and criticism.
The first was a greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was confirmed this Sunday by the Communist Party of China (PCCh) for a third consecutive term, thus being the leader who has been in charge of this unique party the longest since his inception. founder, Mao Zedong.
“We congratulate the Chinese government and people for the decision to have President Xi renew his mandate. President Xi Jinping has shown where it hurts, to be a friend of Uruguay, and this continuity will allow progress in the FTA that will favor both nations”, Da Silva wrote, and he praised (quoted) the Chinese Embassy in Uruguay.
We congratulate the Chinese government and people for President Xi’s decision to renew his mandate. President Xi Jinping has shown where it hurts that he is a friend of Uruguay, and this continuity will allow progress in the FTA that will benefit both nations. @ambassadorcn_uypic.twitter.com/oMSZnrR0qc
— Sebastian Da Silva (@camboue) October 23, 2022
In mid-October, he congratulated “to all those who pushed the cart” so that the Chinese Customs Ministry would authorize the entry of Uruguayan sorghum into the Asian giant.
Various users remarked to him that, although he has positioned himself on other occasions against governments such as that of Venezuela, considered by the international community, in this particular case he saluted the PCCh, with China being one of the main commercial partners of Uruguay.
In the other controversial tweet of the day, the nationalist legislator shared a diary note The Observer which is titled “The American company Beyond Meat announced the cut of 200 jobs and lowered its financial forecast”. Retweeting this article, he ironically: “The cow beats them”, since the aforementioned company is dedicated to the production of “meats” of vegetable origin that taste, smell and physically resemble meats of animal origin.
After this message, some people criticized him for “celebrate” the fact that 200 people would lose their jobs, and others even raised the tone of their comments by reproaching him.
