Except, like most CCP propaganda, it isn't true. "Hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" is one of those stock phrases, like "foreign interference in China's affairs", which the Party Pavlovically [is that a word?] trots out in response to certain stimuli as a substitute for genuine thought. But if you actually asked all 1.4 billion Chinese if Andy Chan's FCC speech had hurt their feelings, 99.99% of them would reply "Andy who?"
The reality is that China's highly efficient censorship machine shields most of the country's citizens from being exposed to anything that might challenge the official, albeit fictional, narrative of universal national unity and social harmony under the benign guidance of the all-knowing Party. And you can hardly have your feelings hurt by something you aren't even allowed to be aware of.
But never mind, China, in addition to "largest population", which you hold already, there are still plenty of other categories you can claim a record in. How about "largest number of Muslims forcibly detained for so-called re-education"? Or you could try "biggest area of ocean claimed on the basis of dubious historical evidence" - that's a popular one.
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