Geseth seems to be guided by Confucius's advice to begin government by correcting names. So I would check if Gessett is sleeping with any PLA officer.
There are excellent examples of name change in Chinese history. The usurper Wang Mang changed the name of the nomad Xiongnu (in Chinese "xiongnu") to "xiangnu", which means "submissive slaves", and replaced the title of their leader Shanyu with the word "submissive". The leader was offended and declared war, Wang Mang was killed by the rebels.