#Kowtow
Chinese Netizens Attack Japanese Virtual Youtubers for Calling Taiwan a Country
Two virtual YouTubers, Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco, have been slammed by Chinese netizens after the two referred Taiwan to as a country in their videos, respectively streamed on September 24 and 25, 2020 on the Chinese platform Bilibili.
The two talents belong to Hololive, a Japanese virtual YouTuber agency owned and operated by Japan's Cover Corp. On September 27, Cover Corp issued a statement, announcing the suspension of the activities of #AkaiHaato and #KiryuCoco for 3 weeks.
Netizens from around the world replied the tweet with messages and memes mocking the company for kowtowing to China.
Source: Liberty Times #Sept27
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3305068
#VTubers #Youtubers #Bilibili #Hololive #CoverCorp
Chinese Netizens Attack Japanese Virtual Youtubers for Calling Taiwan a Country
Two virtual YouTubers, Akai Haato and Kiryu Coco, have been slammed by Chinese netizens after the two referred Taiwan to as a country in their videos, respectively streamed on September 24 and 25, 2020 on the Chinese platform Bilibili.
The two talents belong to Hololive, a Japanese virtual YouTuber agency owned and operated by Japan's Cover Corp. On September 27, Cover Corp issued a statement, announcing the suspension of the activities of #AkaiHaato and #KiryuCoco for 3 weeks.
Netizens from around the world replied the tweet with messages and memes mocking the company for kowtowing to China.
Source: Liberty Times #Sept27
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3305068
#VTubers #Youtubers #Bilibili #Hololive #CoverCorp
Beijing funds British YouTubers to further its propaganda war
The Chinese government is funding British YouTube stars to produce pro-China propaganda videos, an investigation by The Times can reveal.
Sitting on a bench in a lush green park speaking to the camera in a Midlands accent, the only hint that the man in his 50s is in China are the characters on a small logo on his black hoodie.
However, the words being spoken in the YouTube video by Lee Barrett, praising the camps in Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims are held in effect as slaves, could have been lifted straight out of the Communist Party propaganda notebook.
#China #Beijing #British #YouTubers #Propaganda
Source: Times #Jan09
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beijing-funds-british-youtubers-to-further-its-propaganda-war-x5gqp5fg0?fbclid=IwAR3Nr_XSfWhfMu3bDh8_rCOfIIn8UAQaq2m9mKXR_hhGuMeZZKaNDdy0go4
The Chinese government is funding British YouTube stars to produce pro-China propaganda videos, an investigation by The Times can reveal.
Sitting on a bench in a lush green park speaking to the camera in a Midlands accent, the only hint that the man in his 50s is in China are the characters on a small logo on his black hoodie.
However, the words being spoken in the YouTube video by Lee Barrett, praising the camps in Xinjiang, where Uighur Muslims are held in effect as slaves, could have been lifted straight out of the Communist Party propaganda notebook.
#China #Beijing #British #YouTubers #Propaganda
Source: Times #Jan09
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/beijing-funds-british-youtubers-to-further-its-propaganda-war-x5gqp5fg0?fbclid=IwAR3Nr_XSfWhfMu3bDh8_rCOfIIn8UAQaq2m9mKXR_hhGuMeZZKaNDdy0go4