China Selling Swag Celebrating Victory over Biden Diplomats in AlaskaGabrielle Reyes 23 Mar 2021
Chinese e-commerce platforms are selling “T-shirts, umbrellas, handbags, lighters, and mobile phone cases†emblazoned with phrases used by Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiechi during a fiery exchange with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Alaska last week.
Chinese Foreign Affairs Director Yang Jiechi delivered a scathing rebuke of Blinken’s opening remarks at a U.S.-China summit on March 18 in Anchorage, Alaska, after Blinken alluded to “deep concerns with actions by China, including in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, cyberattacks on the United States and economic coercion toward our allies.†Yang’s riposte included a handful of remarkable quotes that Chinese entrepreneurs have since plastered onto merchandise for quick sale on Chinese e-commerce platforms including Alibaba’s Taobao, JD.com, and Pinduoduo.
“Chinese people won’t swallow this,†“The U.S. has no qualification to talk down to China,†and “Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs,†are some of Yang’s Alaska summit zingers that sellers have repurposed to adorn various wares.
“I love my country, so I must support patriotism,†a Chinese seller of t-shirts printed with Yang’s quotes told Reuters on March 22.
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