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A Chinese announcer shouted "Diaoyu Islands belong to China" during a live broadcast at Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), sparking a controversy in both Japan and China. Based on an image by Uchinanchu via Wikimedia Commons   ________________________________ On August 19, a Chinese announcer at an NHK-affiliated radio station went off-script during a live broadcast, shouting in English "Diaoyu Islands belong to China", "Remember the Nanjing Massacre" and "Remember the Comfort Women".  The announcer made the statements after he had read a news story about a Chinese man accused of defacing the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.  This action immediately caused a stir within NHK and attracted significant attention on social media. The Japanese government called the incident "regrettable". Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi urged NHK “to be mindful of its social responsibility as a public broadcaster and prevent a recurrence.” NHK promptly...

The Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Paris has found itself at the centre of a controversy for not displaying the national flag of the People's Republic of China (PRC).  Screenshot from Douyin, 张教官的有趣人生 _________ The incident began when a Chinese influencer, known for his Douyin channel "Instructor Zhang's Interesting Life" (张教官的有趣人生), posted a video on social media accusing the hotel of not displaying the PRC flag among the flags of the countries participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Douyin is a popular short-video platform in the PRC, launched in September 2016 by ByteDance. Its international counterpart is TikTok.  Zhang discovered that the lobby of the Evergreen Laurel Hotel in Paris was adorned with flags of various countries, except for the PRC’s five-star red flag. Zhang and his crew uploaded a video in which they pleaded with hotel staff to hang the flag, even offering to give them one themselves. But the front desk refused. They claimed that they needed the perm...

On August 11, the 2024 Paris Olympics wrapped up with the final medal count showing a tie between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) . Both teams finished the competition with 40 gold medals, but the US took the overall lead with 126 medals, leaving the PRC trailing with 91. However, PRC cyber-nationalists are not ready to accept this outcome. They insist that China actually won 44 gold medals! As the Olympics drew to a close on Sunday, PRC state media outlet CCTV News took to the micro-blogging platform Weibo to announce the results of the games:  “China is tied for first place in the gold medal list,” CCTV wrote. “Today, all the competitions in Paris have concluded. The Chinese delegation has won 40 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 24 bronze medals—an outstanding performance! Share this proudly, remember this glorious moment, and pay tribute to the Chinese athletes! #IAmProudOfTheChineseTeam.” But Chinese cyber-nationalists aka “little pinks” (小粉红) woul...