[The Epoch Times, December 12, 2023](Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia reported) After Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang married Li Ronghao, her career focus shifted to China. Unexpectedly, while she was holding a concert in Zhengzhou, Henan, a joke caused an uproar. Although she apologized three times on Weibo afterwards, she was still subject to complaints and reports, leading to an official investigation by the Chinese Communist Party.
Rainie Yang held a concert in Zhengzhou, Henan on the 9th. When she was halfway through singing, a couple being intimate was captured on the big screen, causing the audience to scream. Since Rainie Yang didn’t see the scene at the first time, she couldn’t help but curiously asked “who was kissing” and asked the other party to wave the light stick. At this time, the audience in the audience were waving light sticks, and she said she would not continue singing if she couldn’t find them.
Since she couldn’t be found in the end, Rainie Yang joked: “Henan people can’t be like this. You already have some reputation, you know, right? You love to lie to people.” It felt like he was joking, but he accidentally stepped on the wrong side. After the video was exposed, it caused a backlash from mainland netizens, with some commenting that “I am making money from Henan, but I still want to destroy Henan’s food” and “engage in regional discrimination and blockade.”
Some people believe that Rainie Yang’s remarks were an unintentional mistake and feel sorry for her being surrounded and suppressed. She herself posted on Weibo on the 10th: “I want to apologize for the offensive and impolite joke at the Zhengzhou concert. I’m sorry. It was indeed my fault. I am very willing and should accept everyone’s timely corrections and criticisms. Again, because I sincerely apologize to anyone who has been troubled.”
Although Rainie Yang apologized three times, the storm has not subsided. Some netizens left messages to protest: “I will definitely not accept her apology.” Officials have also intervened in the investigation.
The Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism stated that it had received multiple complaints from citizens on the 11th. Currently, the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism does not have the function of complaining, so it transferred it to China’s 12345 hotline. The Zhengzhou 12345 hotline confirmed that it had received the complaints and is in the process of implementing them. The staff of the Henan Province 12345 hotline said that they will transfer the case to the relevant departments for processing, and will contact you as soon as there are results.
In addition, Henan local media “Elephant New” commented with the title “Public figures, don’t use ignorance as an excuse”: “As a public figure, this kind of regional black joke is not funny.” and said in a threatening tone: “Don’t use ignorance as an excuse.” With Wu Xin as an excuse, this ‘joke’ will attract so much abuse and attacks from Henan people, you will know just by looking at the hot search comments!”
Recently, multiple topics such as “#官网有 intervened in the incident in which Rainie Yang said that Henanese people love to lie” and “#multiple departments responded to Rainie Yang saying that Henanese people love to lie to people#” appeared on Weibo. As of 2 p.m. on the 11th, “#multi-departments responded to Rainie Yang saying that Henan people love to lie#” had 430 million views. Some mainland lawyers analyzed that Rainie Yang’s remarks may be suspected of regional discrimination. If she is found to have infringed on the rights of others, she may be subject to administrative penalties.
Editor in charge: Ye Ziwei
2023-12-12 06:34:00
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