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“This not about fighting crime or about public safety. This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans,” Pritzker said.

While the gag was quickly embraced by many Chinese social media users, others accused Hu of sowing social divisions.

But already, Alma’s slight hesitation is enough to sow doubt about the closeness of their relationship.

"Obama used every opportunity to sow division and pit Americans against each other," the spokesperson said.

"While people celebrated a baptism ceremony, gunmen opened fire, sowing death and terror," local civil rights activist Maikoul Zodi said on social media.