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mardi 14 mars 2017

Moral Cannibalism: Eating Chinese to Save the World

Unbending: German store says it'll keep selling ecological 'Save a dog, eat a Chinese' shirt
By Yvette Tan

A German online retailer is facing a stream of backlash from Chinese after several t-shirts with ecological slogans were made available for sale on its website.
Shirts containing the phrase "Save a dog, eat a Chinese" and "Save a shark, eat a Chinese" were featured on Spreadshirt.
The website allows users to create their own t-shirt designs, which can then be sold on the same platform.
Two users named as Quentin1984 and Monigote appear to be behind the t-shirt design.
Despite enraged Chinese protests, the t-shirts are still available for sale on Spreadshirt's website, with the company saying that they "have decided, based on our open platform principle, to keep the two designs in question."
The Chinese embassy in Germany has condemned the decision to keep the shirts, calling for the retailer to apologise and to stop the sale of the shirts.
As of Monday, both t-shirts are still available on Spreadshirt's website.
Dog meat is part of Chinese culinary culture and sharks fin, on the other hand, is considered a delicacy, although its popularity has somewhat declined in recent years. 
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samedi 11 mars 2017

Moral Cannibalism: Eating Chinese to Save the World

China Embassy in Berlin calls on company to halt sale of 'Eeat a Chinese' T-shirts
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Chinese officials in Germany are warning of a diplomatic row that could start over a seemingly innocuous clothing line.
The Chinese Embassy in Berlin reiterated its calls on Friday for the German company Spreadshirt to stop selling the shirts, which come emblazoned with English slogans like "Save a dog, eat a Chinese" and "Save a shark, eat a Chinese." 
A third T-shirt depicts two Chinese-style characters having sex, with the caption "Now I understand Chinese" written underneath.
The embassy released a short statement calling for the website to halt the sale of the shirts and to apologize. 
"At the same time, we demand from the German supervisory authorities to exercise their duties with regard to the business activities of the company and the website so that the friendly feelings between our two people will not be damaged."
The statement also said that trade and economics officials had already met with representatives from the company "to express our great displeasure" with the T-shirts.
China's "People's Daily" reported that the website had pulled the shirts, but a cursory check on the company's website found that the items were still being sold as of Friday.
According to the "Global Times," another Chinese state-run news outlet, a spokesperson for the Leipzig-based Spreadshirt said they were not responsible for the shirts, as the company serves as a platform for other designers to sell their clothing.