Angry Chinese tourists stage another noisy ‘patriotic’ protest after fog forces cruise ship to stay in port
Passengers seen jostling crew members while singing national anthem after voyage was scuppered due to safety concerns
A group of Chinese tourists who were angry that their cruise ship had been delayed by bad weather staged a protest with strong nationalist overtones by jostling staff while loudly singing the country’s national anthem.
The incident is the latest in a series of cases where Chinese tourists have resorted to shows of “patriotism” when inconvenienced.
The authorities have not always taken kindly to such displays of nationalistic fervour and travellers have previously been warned to behave rationally and obey a law against disrespecting the anthem.
The latest incident involved a cruise ship that was stuck in port in Shanghai because of the fog.
It was not clear exactly when the incident occurred, but images of the incident appeared online late this week.