Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
A 58-year-old Chinese woman has been charged with two counts of felony destruction of property, for splattering paint inside the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Jiamei Tian, who came to the US on a tourist visa from China, was found with cans of paint on her. Tian speaks virtually no English, and DC authorities are trying to find out the motive of her acts.
Watch Mike Chen and Karen Chang discuss this rather bizarre case, and what Chinese netizens are speculating as to why Jiamei Tian did what she did.
A 58-year-old Chinese woman has been charged with two counts of felony destruction of property, for splattering paint inside the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Jiamei Tian, who came to the US on a tourist visa from China, was found with cans of paint on her. Tian speaks virtually no English, and DC authorities are trying to find out the motive of her acts.
Watch Mike Chen and Karen Chang discuss this rather bizarre case, and what Chinese netizens are speculating as to why Jiamei Tian did what she did.










