‘Hi my sweetheart’: China’s love-heart propaganda labelled creepy in Taiwan
by Helen Davidson and Chi-hui Lin in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#6RFN7)
Image dispersed during Monday's military drills likened to sexual harassment or abusive partner
A Chinese propaganda image dispersed during Monday's military drills around Taiwan was supposed to send a positive message to the island's people, but instead has been decried as weird, creepy, and akin to sexual harassment".
On Monday China targeted Taiwan with major military exercises, surrounding its main island and outer territories with planes and ships to practise a blockade and attack. Alongside a record number of warplanes, dozens of navy and coastguard vessels, and cyber-attacks, China also launched a torrent of propaganda.
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