U.S. embassy in the doghouse in China after student visa post backfires

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A U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing issued an apology on Thursday morning to anyone who had been offended by the comments, which have been called \u0027blatantly…

On the Twitter-like Weibo service on Wednesday, the visa section of the U.S. embassy in China asked students what they were waiting for after the Biden administration eased restrictions.

The post drew an angry backlash from some Weibo users, however, who felt the comparison was inappropriate, and was later deleted.Article content“Dogs in American culture basically have positive meanings, but in Chinese culture and idioms, they are mostly negative,” wrote another user. Others quipped that the students’ “master” was now calling them back to the United States.

A U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing issued an apology on Thursday morning to anyone who had been offended by the comments.

 

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Remember the Christmas crackers imported from China? The ones with the swastika? Sometimes things get lost in the translation or cultural meaning. Taking offense for political gain or selling news unnecessarily adds fuel to the fire

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