“[Expletive] did I read this wrong? This despicable minister does not have a single shred of humanity left. [Look at] what’s happening now. You b******, how can you be so inhumane? I hope this piece of news is fake,” she continued on to write.

Her post was soon deleted but not before screenshots of it were circulated online. [P/S: Is it just us or does Christine need new friends?] She was then blasted by netizens for not caring about the lives of her fellow Taiwanese. Her husband Blackie Chen then stood up for her and he also ended up getting criticised for "blindly taking (his) wife's side".

A day later (Jan 28), Christine wrote another post, this time, on her public Facebook page, apologising for her actions.

“I am extremely sorry for causing a disturbance with the emotional outburst I had on Facebook, I was only hoping that we could be more caring as a society. I hope to be able to apologise calmly, and will work hard to become even better as a person. I’m sorry! For causing everyone to worry, as well as troubling you guys,” she wrote.

Shortly after she uploaded her apology, she updated her social media pages with yet another post. In it, one of her parents advised, "You don't have to change your stance just because of what the people around you say. Your heart knows what is right and wrong (...) Think about your family. You have to be strong for them!"

This was regarded as Christine's way of taking back her apology, which further angered netizens.

"I've looked up to you for years, but it seems that you've fooled us all with how good of an actress you are," one irate netizen wrote. Another added, "If you're going to betray your country like that, at least be consistent. The more you try to pave a way out for yourself, the more you'll end up being trapped in a web of your own lies."

Her parents have also been dragged into the mess, as the screenshots that she posted included messages of support from them.

Not one to take things lying down, Christine then left this angry reply on one of the comments: "Go ahead and hate me. What we don't lack in this generation is hate. You hate this and that. 'Why aren't you dead yet?'... 'Your whole family should die and your kids will get sick'... 'Go and die and go to hell' That's what all of you want to hear right? Will you be the happiest if my entire family drops dead?"