{"id":57902,"date":"2016-07-20T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=57902 "},"modified":"2016-07-20T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T21:05:00","slug":"57902-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=57902","title":{"rendered":"China\\’s media criticises anti-US protests at KFC outlets as jingoistic"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 July 2016<\/span><\/p>

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Chinese state media has criticised anti-US protests outside KFC outlets across China as jingoistic, saying they do “a disservice to the nation”.<\/span><\/p>

The protesters are angry about an international tribunal ruling rejecting China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/span><\/p>

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The case was brought by the Philippines, a US ally which has a competing claim in the area.<\/span><\/p>

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State newspapers said the authorities were “calling for rational patriotism”.<\/span><\/p>

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KFC has more than 4,000 branches in China and is often seen as a symbol of US influence in the country.<\/span><\/p>

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‘Get out of China, Kentucky and McDonalds’, reads this banner<\/span><\/p>

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Not huge, but animated.<\/span><\/p>

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In recent days, small groups of protesters have gathered outside KFC outlets, starting in Hebei and spreading to other places including Changsha and Hangzhou, media reports said.<\/span><\/p>

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They have shouted anti-US slogans and held up banners with the words “Get out of China, KFC and McDonalds”.<\/span><\/p>

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In some of the videos of protests which were posted to Sina Weibo, police can be seen intervening.<\/span><\/p>

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What have state media said?<\/span><\/p>

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The state Xinhua news agency said: “This is not the right way to express patriotism.”<\/span><\/p>

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The China Daily newspaper said: “Instead of being patriotic, it is their jingoism that does a disservice to the spirit of devotion to the nation.<\/span><\/p>

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“Those who organise such activities without going through the necessary procedures and unlawfully harass others in the name of patriotism should be held accountable according to the law.”<\/span><\/p>

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Both the China Daily and the People’s Daily newspaper said police and media organisations were “calling for rational patriotism”.<\/span><\/p>

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In China, protesting without seeking permission from the authorities is forbidden.<\/span><\/p>

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But what does KFC have to do with the tribunal?<\/span><\/p>

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Nothing. However, China has accused the US of encouraging its ally, the Philippines, to challenge China in the arbitration tribunal.<\/span><\/p>

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The tribunal ruled there was no evidence for China’s claim of historic rights to the waters or resources within its “nine-dash line”, and that it was violating the Philippines’ sovereign rights with its operations there.<\/span><\/p>

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China<\/span> has been engaged in vast amounts of construction on various disputed islands and its maritime authorities have been involved in altercations with Philippine fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal area.<\/span><\/p>

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China<\/span> refused to participate in the proceedings and rejected the findings.<\/span><\/p>

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Is it just KFC?<\/span><\/p>

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No. Chinese netizens have also been sharing images online of people apparently smashing iPhones in protest over the ruling, or wearing scarves with patriotic slogans on them.<\/span><\/p>

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The Shanghaiist website reported that in Dalian a man wearing Nike shoes was attacked on the subway, supposedly because the wearing of American brands showed support for the US.<\/span><\/p>

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And the Philippines is also facing the wrath of some Chinese online, who are calling for a boycott of its famous mangoes and other exports.<\/span><\/p>

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