Chinese social media users have been discussing how Mr Walz spent a year teaching in the south-eastern province of Guangdong in 1989 - a topic that was trending on Weibo with 12 million views.
He and his wife, fellow teacher Gwen Whipple, later honeymooned in the country.
Mr Walz once described his decision to teach in China as “one of the best things I’ve ever done”.
No, they have another one that they’re pushing that’s equally ridiculous. Walz went to Afghanistan and served for 24 years, but he “left” his unit to retire, lol. 24 years he served, which is 4 years over retirement age. That means he stayed 4 years longer than most.