The well-known Chinese actor Zhang Zhehan has been censored by the entire Chinese internet for his improper words and deeds such as checking in at Japanese shrines and drying the Japanese Rising Sun flag, and has been blocked. On the 76th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, Chinese folk patriotism is on the rise, and public figures who have insulted China in the past have been unearthed by netizens. Among them, Luo Yonghao, the founder of the mobile phone brand Smartisan Technology, was turned up with a large number of fine Japanese comments, causing public outrage in China.
According to Chinese media reports, August 15 marks the 76th anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender. At noon on August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito of Japan broadcast to the whole of Japan, accepting the Potsdam announcement, implementing unconditional surrender, and ending the war. The Chinese War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression ended after 14 years of struggle.
“The 76th Anniversary of Japan’s Surrender” appeared on Chinese Internet hot searches, with a reading volume of 3.9 billion, and Chinese folk patriotism was on the rise. After the actor Zhang Zhehan was banned from the entire network for being a “spiritual Japanese”, Luo Yonghao’s past Japan-pandering and China-insulting remarks were also exposed by Chinese netizens and attacked.
According to Luo Yonghao’s past remarks found by netizens, he once referred to the Japanese as “princes”, and used the insulting words “Shina people” and ” Shina pigs” to describe Chinese people many times; he once wrote that he loves Japan, Chinese internet users questioned his “Japanese ancestry”, and he called it the best compliment to himself.
Compared with various praises of Japan, Luo Yonghao’s attitude towards Chinese education and customs is indeed cynic. He has publicly criticized Chinese history textbooks, saying that Japanese textbooks only play down and avoid some historical facts, while Chinese textbooks “really reverse black and white.”
Luo Yonghao referred to the Chinese custom of “going home for the New Year” as “traditional bad habits.” When faced with Japanese products, Luo Yonghao not only published articles supporting Japanese products, but also asked netizens “What does this have to do with Nanjing’s grievances?”
It is said that Luo Yonghao’s Smartisan Technology owed huge debts that year. In the past two years, Luo Yonghao has paid off most of his debts through live broadcasts and became the first brother of live broadcasts. The data shows that Luo Yonghao’s cargo volume in one month was as high as 470 million, and the daily turnover exceeded 100 million. In response, Chinese internet users shouted that the official media should block Luo Yonghao and demand that Luo “get out of the Chinese market.”
In addition, after Zhang Zhehan was blocked by the entire Chinese internet for his Japan-favor words and deeds, the dark history of his boss Zhao Wei was also mentioned again. Zhang Zhehan is an artist under Zhao Wei’s company. Recently, it has been revealed that he had visited the Yasukuni Shrine and Nogi Shrine in Japan, and had been exposed to the Japanese Rising Sun Flag. Coincidentally, Zhao Wei had also been banned by the Chinese entertainment circle for wearing the Japanese Rising Sun Flag to promote her movie.
On August 15th, Zhao Wei forwarded CCTV’s Weibo about the 76th anniversary of Japan’s surrender for the first time, and was mocked by Chinese netizens as “do you deserve it?”
With the high level of patriotism among the Chinese people, Chinese celebrities’ foreign and China-related remarks have attracted more attention. Source