Thaiyotakamli Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 After yakun whats their next target? Capitaland? DBS? SQ? JJ lin? 😂https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-netizens-flame-ya-kun-kaya-toast-for-listing-taiwan-as-a-country?utm_campaign=stfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3EymBW92Qrx_HXoVUykG_2xVrq5YYIReFNxbGZaPaMlOCQOsW3MybjTpM “ BEIJING - China's cyber warriors - known infamously as Little Pinks - have targeted Singapore coffee-and-toast chain Ya Kun Kaya Toast for listing Taiwan as a country in its promotional material. The attacks quickly gained traction on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Wednesday (Oct 20) after a news outlet posted a clip showing a promotional video played at one of Ya Kun's outlets in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing. In the Ya Kun video, a graphic showing the chain's international operations can be seen, and it lists Taiwan among 10 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and Myanmar. The accompanying Chinese subtitles said: "Our over 40 retail stores in 10 countries overseas have all been warmly welcomed." Since news outlet btime.com released its news clip on Tuesday night, the hashtag - Singapore's food and beverage shop in Nanjing lists Taiwan as a country - has drawn more than 90 million views on Weibo. It has also sparked 2,500 discussions on the microblogging site. State media Beijing Radio and Television Station owns btime.com, which shares bite-sized videos online. Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and has punished corporations and chastised governments for referring to Taiwan as a country. In the 44-second news clip, which has attracted 3.9 million views, btime.com interviewed a mall employee, who said that the shop has been closed for at least two days after the mall received notification that it had "inappropriate advertising". "We are awaiting instructions from the state on follow-up actions," the employee was heard saying in the clip. When reached by The Straits Times, Ya Kun branding and market development director Jesher Loi said that the chain is working with the authorities on the issue. He declined to comment further. A staff member at another of Ya Kun's outlets in Nanjing told The Straits Times that the one singled out in the news clip was closed, without elaborating. Ya Kun has 16 outlets in China in cities such as Guangzhou, Chengdu and Hangzhou, according to online marketplace Anxingjiameng. A search on Ya Kun's website returned an error message after clicking on its overseas locations tab. Netizens called for Ya Kun's closure, and urged Chinese consumers not to patronise businesses that promote "Taiwan separatism". "Ya Kun doesn't even have basic respect for China's sovereignty, but still wants to make money off Chinese citizens? Classic case of breaking the bowl after eating the rice!" user Fengmintianxia said, referring to a Chinese proverb. Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun was also dragged into the fray, with some Little Pinks accusing her of having made comments referring to Taiwan as a country in the past. In an interview, Ms Sun was asked to list the places where she had held concerts, and she said: "Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China". The Little Pinks felt that she should have used "nei di" (mainland) instead of "zhong guo" (China) when referring to China. In 2018, Japanese retailer Muji was fined 200,000 yuan (S$42,077) in Shanghai for using packaging that listed Taiwan as a country. Swedish furniture giant Ikea also came under fire that year for listing Taiwan and Hong Kong separately from China on its packaging. Netizens felt that Ikea should have used "China-Hong Kong" and "China-Taiwan" instead, of Hong Kong and Taiwan. The controversy died down later. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were made to remove references to Taiwan as a separate country on their websites after the Civil Aviation Administration of China demanded the changes. ↡ Advertisement 6 3 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 玻璃心碎了.... 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyBlade Internal Moderator October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 So late liao what kaya. Hungry leh. I had ice cream at 11.40pm. 😶️ 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atonchia Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Volvobrick said: 玻璃心碎了.... "Maybe you can give some advice to be.... Insensitive" 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 Myolie Wu Accused Of Being Pro-HK Independence For Calling China “China” Instead Of “The Mainland” https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/myolie-wu-accused-being-pro-hk-independence-calling-china-china “The “Xiao Fen Hong” we mentioned earlier were not happy that Myolie referred to China as “China” instead of “the Mainland”, claiming that this demonstrates her support for the separation of Hongkong and China. They are now demanding an apology and urging others to boycott the brands she endorses, and for brands to cut ties with her (like what happened to Dee Hsu after she was accused of “making use of the Olympics to show her support for Taiwan’s independence”).”😂 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 小粉红出症了。 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 40 minutes ago, inlinesix said: Myolie Wu Accused Of Being Pro-HK Independence For Calling China “China” Instead Of “The Mainland” https://www.todayonline.com/8days/sceneandheard/entertainment/myolie-wu-accused-being-pro-hk-independence-calling-china-china “The “Xiao Fen Hong” we mentioned earlier were not happy that Myolie referred to China as “China” instead of “the Mainland”, claiming that this demonstrates her support for the separation of Hongkong and China. They are now demanding an apology and urging others to boycott the brands she endorses, and for brands to cut ties with her (like what happened to Dee Hsu after she was accused of “making use of the Olympics to show her support for Taiwan’s independence”).”😂 I thought we aren't supposed to say the word 大陆 instead must use the word 中国。 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic October 20, 2021 Share October 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kopites said: I thought we aren't supposed to say the word 大陆 instead must use the word 中国。 I have no idea which 1 to use🤦♀️ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 Maybe it is an honest mistake? 🤣 Let's move on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old-driver 5th Gear October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 To be safe she should have said 中国大陆 🙄 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 29 minutes ago, Old-driver said: To be safe she should have said 中国大陆 🙄 小粉红 would still gun you down for changing their country name. Left/right also you would die unless you succumb and "kneel" to them. 🤣🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mersaylee Supersonic October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, Old-driver said: To be safe she should have said 中国大陆 🙄 I thot it's 中圆大露 (o)(o) More sound of shattered glasses...😁 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playtime Twincharged October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Kopites said: I thought we aren't supposed to say the word 大陆 instead must use the word 中国。 I always tot the term da lu was somehow derogatory watching old hk serials. 🙄 From top to bottom.. They really are the worse to be avoided less people think you are one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playtime Twincharged October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, Kopites said: 小粉红 would still gun you down for changing their country name. Left/right also you would die unless you succumb and "kneel" to them. 🤣🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Thaiyotakamli said: After yakun whats their next target? Capitaland? DBS? SQ? JJ lin? 😂https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-netizens-flame-ya-kun-kaya-toast-for-listing-taiwan-as-a-country?utm_campaign=stfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3EymBW92Qrx_HXoVUykG_2xVrq5YYIReFNxbGZaPaMlOCQOsW3MybjTpM “ BEIJING - China's cyber warriors - known infamously as Little Pinks - have targeted Singapore coffee-and-toast chain Ya Kun Kaya Toast for listing Taiwan as a country in its promotional material. The attacks quickly gained traction on Chinese social media platform Weibo on Wednesday (Oct 20) after a news outlet posted a clip showing a promotional video played at one of Ya Kun's outlets in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing. In the Ya Kun video, a graphic showing the chain's international operations can be seen, and it lists Taiwan among 10 countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and Myanmar. The accompanying Chinese subtitles said: "Our over 40 retail stores in 10 countries overseas have all been warmly welcomed." Since news outlet btime.com released its news clip on Tuesday night, the hashtag - Singapore's food and beverage shop in Nanjing lists Taiwan as a country - has drawn more than 90 million views on Weibo. It has also sparked 2,500 discussions on the microblogging site. State media Beijing Radio and Television Station owns btime.com, which shares bite-sized videos online. Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province and has punished corporations and chastised governments for referring to Taiwan as a country. In the 44-second news clip, which has attracted 3.9 million views, btime.com interviewed a mall employee, who said that the shop has been closed for at least two days after the mall received notification that it had "inappropriate advertising". "We are awaiting instructions from the state on follow-up actions," the employee was heard saying in the clip. When reached by The Straits Times, Ya Kun branding and market development director Jesher Loi said that the chain is working with the authorities on the issue. He declined to comment further. A staff member at another of Ya Kun's outlets in Nanjing told The Straits Times that the one singled out in the news clip was closed, without elaborating. Ya Kun has 16 outlets in China in cities such as Guangzhou, Chengdu and Hangzhou, according to online marketplace Anxingjiameng. A search on Ya Kun's website returned an error message after clicking on its overseas locations tab. Netizens called for Ya Kun's closure, and urged Chinese consumers not to patronise businesses that promote "Taiwan separatism". "Ya Kun doesn't even have basic respect for China's sovereignty, but still wants to make money off Chinese citizens? Classic case of breaking the bowl after eating the rice!" user Fengmintianxia said, referring to a Chinese proverb. Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun was also dragged into the fray, with some Little Pinks accusing her of having made comments referring to Taiwan as a country in the past. In an interview, Ms Sun was asked to list the places where she had held concerts, and she said: "Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China". The Little Pinks felt that she should have used "nei di" (mainland) instead of "zhong guo" (China) when referring to China. In 2018, Japanese retailer Muji was fined 200,000 yuan (S$42,077) in Shanghai for using packaging that listed Taiwan as a country. Swedish furniture giant Ikea also came under fire that year for listing Taiwan and Hong Kong separately from China on its packaging. Netizens felt that Ikea should have used "China-Hong Kong" and "China-Taiwan" instead, of Hong Kong and Taiwan. The controversy died down later. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were made to remove references to Taiwan as a separate country on their websites after the Civil Aviation Administration of China demanded the changes. why never shoot the Olympic comittee? they allow Chinese Taipei to compete in Olympic leh. They got 2 gold 4 silver and 6 bronze leh. hahaha. Did China reward the gold medalist? I tot you win for your country, you will get compensation one. give these hardworking athletes some cold hard cash lah. hahaha. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGCMmadman 6th Gear October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 Ccb china... wan to flame people... wat abt dem 'flaming' the world wif covid. Their trolls sure tiam2. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic October 21, 2021 Share October 21, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: why never shoot the Olympic comittee? they allow Chinese Taipei to compete in Olympic leh. They got 2 gold 4 silver and 6 bronze leh. hahaha. Did China reward the gold medalist? I tot you win for your country, you will get compensation one. give these hardworking athletes some cold hard cash lah. hahaha. In future, a decade into your marriage you can ask your wife. "do you want chanel or hermes bag for birthday?". You will find the exact same answer as to your posting. Answer: Both Edited October 21, 2021 by Kopites ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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