Russia marked the 160th anniversary of Vladivostok’s foundation on Thursday. Photo: Shutterstock
Why Russia’s Vladivostok celebration prompted a nationalist backlash in China
- The country’s Beijing embassy commemorated the city’s foundation with a video posted on Chinese social media
- But the territory was once part of China and some diplomats and social media users complained that it evoked bitter memories of 19th century humiliations
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China-Russia relations
Russia marked the 160th anniversary of Vladivostok’s foundation on Thursday. Photo: Shutterstock
Corrected [6:55am, 17 Sep, 2019]
- [6:55am, 17 Sep, 2019]
An earlier version of this report incorrectly referred to the anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to British - instead of Chinese - rule.
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