{"id":509744,"date":"2026-06-02T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/following-the-chino-de-mudan-case-hansel-garcia-warns-authorities-not-to-be-blinded-by-social-media-life\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:36:43","slug":"following-the-chino-de-mudan-case-hansel-garcia-warns-authorities-not-to-be-blinded-by-social-media-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/following-the-chino-de-mudan-case-hansel-garcia-warns-authorities-not-to-be-blinded-by-social-media-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Following the &#8220;Chino de Mudan&#8221; case, Hansel Garc\u00eda warns authorities not to be blinded by social media life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SANTO DOMINGO.<\/strong> \u2013 In a recent appearance on the program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@estonoesradio2242\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Esto No es Radio Show&#8221;<\/a>, journalist Hansel Garc\u00eda made an urgent call to the Dominican authorities to act with the same rigor and objectivity regarding reports of gender-based violence, regardless of the public image or success that couples project on digital platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the judicial process <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/policiaocupaarmasilegalesmoto\/\">faced by<\/a> Chinese businessman Po Xie, known as the &#8220;Chino de Mudan,&#8221; who is accused of physically assaulting his wife, <strong>Tania Iris Naomi Valdez S\u00e1nchez<\/strong>, Garc\u00eda highlighted the dangerous disconnect that often exists between social media content and private reality. The couple, who amassed thousands of followers as <em>influencers<\/em>, was seen by many as an &#8220;idyll&#8221; of love, travel, and gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RELATED CONTENT: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/nacionales\/propietario-de-tienda-mudan-sera-procesado-por-obstruir-operativo-migratorio\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"482738\">Owner of Mudan store to be prosecuted for obstructing immigration operation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>&#8220;We see networks, we don&#8217;t know lives&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garc\u00eda emphasized that the justice system must maintain safety standards for victims above any media perception. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Any complaint about alleged aggression, about alleged violence, must be taken with all the rigor and all the safety standards for the alleged victim, without being swayed by what that couple shows on social media or in personal terms,&#8221;<\/strong> the panelist stated emphatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00a1DE LAS REDES AL BANQUILLO! ESTO HAC\u00cdA EL CHINO DE MUDAN CON SU PAREJA SEG\u00daN LA FISCAL\u00cdA\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a2BydfOWGYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journalist explained that, in many cases, social media functions as a &#8220;facade&#8221; to hide situations of abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the information shared on the program, the victim had allegedly suffered persecution and violence since the first months of the relationship, but decided to &#8220;endure&#8221; it due to their shared businesses and the community of followers they had built, which served as a marketing tool for their stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equality before the law<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hansel Garc\u00eda insisted that authorities must not allow an aggressor&#8217;s popularity or the apparent happiness of a relationship to influence the legal handling of the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The treatment has to be the same because I repeat, one thing is what can be expressed on social media and in the environment and another thing is what can happen when the door is closed,&#8221;<\/strong> pointed out Garc\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The journalist also recalled that a person&#8217;s criminal or aggressive history, such as the Chinese businessman&#8217;s previous incidents with immigration agents and prosecutors, must be taken seriously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3458-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668649\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garc\u00eda concluded by warning the audience and those responsible for administering justice that the aspirational nature of platforms like Instagram facilitates the sale of fantasies that can last a long time before the truth comes to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Be careful with that,&#8221; Garcia warned, &#8220;because social media is often a facade to hide the reality that exists behind those actors.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO. \u2013 In a recent appearance on the program &#8220;Esto No es Radio Show&#8221;, journalist Hansel Garc\u00eda made an urgent call to the Dominican authorities to act with the same rigor and objectivity regarding reports of gender-based violence, regardless of the public image or success that couples project on digital platforms. 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