This article has been updated.
China has been trying hard to repair its global image, tarnished by the spread of Covid-19, but its efforts are being undermined by some of its “wolf warriors.” The term used to refer to aggressive Chinese diplomats, but now nationalistic government social media accounts have also joined the ranks.
On Saturday (May 1), the official Weibo account of China’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission stirred a huge backlash after one of its posts attached a picture juxtaposing China’s successful launch of a module into space with one that shows India’s cremation pyres burning at night. “China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire,” the post read.
BEIJING (Bloomberg): A social media post by China’s top law enforcement body juxtaposing the country’s successful launch of a module into space with grim cremation pyres in India was deleted after it sparked online criticism in China.
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A social media post by China’s top law enforcement body juxtaposing the country’s successful launch of a module into space with grim cremation pyres in India was deleted after it sparked online criticism in China.
Photos of the Tianhe module launch and its fuel burn-off were compared with what appeared to be a mass outdoor cremation in India, and captioned “China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire.” The post on Saturday by the Communist Party’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission on its official Sina Weibo account was accompanied by a hashtag noting that new Covid-19 cases in India had surpassed 400,000 a day.
Chinese government authorities deleted posts mocking India s Covid-19 tragedy after receiving backlash May 03, 2021, 01:37 PM
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Official Chinese government accounts have deleted posts that seemed to mock India s Covid-19 crisis.
One was seen comparing China s launch of its first module into space with mass cremations in India. China lighting a fire versus India lighting a fire, a post was captioned.
Images on social media posted by two official Chinese government accounts have drawn rebuke for appearing to mock India s catastrophic battle with Covid-19, according to multiple online reports.
An account linked to the ruling Communist Party posted an image on Saturday comparing the country s successful launch of its Tianhe module into space with lines of burning cremation pyres in India.