The Chinese diplomats defending Huawei on all fronts – including Twitter
- Beijing’s representatives take to social media and Fox News, to respond to US moves to restrict telecoms giant
- At least one diplomat is tweeting memes and videos in support of the company
Some Chinese diplomats have responded to US moves to blacklist Huawei with accusations the decision was “politically motivated”, others have threatened retaliation, and at least one has posted goofy memes on social media in defence of the tech giant.
Zhao Lijian, the deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in Pakistan, took to Twitter – a platform which is blocked in China – on Tuesday to share his take on the Trump administration’s restrictions on Huawei and its affiliates.
“BREAKING: It has been just revealed why @realDonaldTrump hated a private company from China so much that it [sic] went so far by announcing a national emergency,” Zhao wrote. “Look at the logo of Huawei. It has cut APPLE into pieces …”
Attached to his post were the official logos of Huawei and its US competitor Apple, along with an image of a chopper next to an apple which had been sliced to resemble the Huawei logo.
The diplomat, who is a prolific tweeter, also shared other memes and posts in support of the Chinese firm, including one video alleging Chinese people were smashing up their iPhones to boycott Apple.