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TAIPEI – Taiwanese singer Show Lo received backlash from Chinese netizens yesterday (March 1) after he bought 200 boxes of pineapples from Taiwan.
The news came as China announced it would ban the import of the fruit from Taiwan after they allegedly found three types of insects in the imports on numerous occasions.
This prompted many Taiwanese celebrities to express their support for Taiwanese farmers and to promote Taiwanese pineapples.
Show, who announced that he had bought 200 boxes of pineapples, was targeted by Chinese social media users who commented, “Don’t ever come to China again to make money!”
Others claimed that he did so knowing that he had already lost his popularity in China and is therefore turning to Taiwan for support.
Some even called Show a supporter of Taiwan independence and called for a permanent nationwide ban on China.
Taiwanese influencer Holger Chen has expressed his support for Show.
Chen, who spent around NT $ 500,000 (S $ 24,000) on pineapples a few days ago, praised the Show on its live broadcast yesterday: “Check out our Show Lo. He has the courage to buy pineapples and show his support for Taiwan. “
“I admire him,” Chen continued, adding that Show has “changed his ways” to support Taiwan, making Show a “good man” in his books.
Chen also spoke some harsh words to Chinese netizens, calling them weak-minded while stating that Show no longer needs China because “it has already made a lot of money.”
