Former NBA star Dwight Howard has sparked a backlash in China after appearing in a Taiwanese government video calling the island a ‘country’.
The ex Los Angeles Lakers player starred in the video promoting tourism to Taiwan.
After a successful stint in the NBA, Howard is now playing for Taiwanese team the Taoyuan Leopards.
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31 comments
What a beautiful country Taiwan is!!! 🇹🇼
Why are the Chinese mad. This guy probably has a fifth grade education at best what does it really matter what a uneducated basketball player says or thinks.
hehe, to me it is super easy to tell if it is a country or not. Easy to tell if the world have already accepted it as a country or not. Just look at all of the products that all of the countries have bought and still buying in the past and these days. Have anybody seen any like:
Made in Seoul?
Made in Tokyo?
Made in London?
Made in Istanbul?
Made in Mexico City?
Made in Beijin?
Made in Sydney?
Made in Amsterdam?
Made in Bangkok?
Made in Taipei?
We do see:
Made in China
Made in Canada
Made in U.S.A.
Made in Thailand
Made in Taiwan
so my conclusion is:) If people own any products with the label: Made in Taiwan, then people knowingly it is made from that country. Not a city, not a town, not from some alley. Just my thought:)
hehe, to me if China want to remove all products that are Made in Taiwan, then hm….. take apart all things with computer chips in or on it:) Darn this would send China back to caveman era.
If only he said that Taiwan was a country not albeit not recognized by the UN, similar to the PRC in 1950, rather than misuse the term sovereign. But then again, most people wouldn’t be able to articulate this on the fly.
Little joker
The country of Taiwan is a wonderful free democratic country ❤❤
The truth is according to all the effective international laws and treaties, Taiwan is not a country. Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Declaration, and Japanese Instrument of Surrender clearly stated that Taiwan is a province of China as post-WWII world order.
The racist comments against Dwight Howard in Chinese social media are unreal. No surprise though. For at least 1000 years China has been racist against its Asian neighbors, calling Koreans and Vietnamese inferior race and uncivilized bast@rds
Send him back to America where he can ONLY be loved by democrats
The Chinese don't care at all.
Don't be fooled by cyber trolls. LOl.
it is own country
Dwight is right. Taiwan is a country. Don't believe nonsense lies from China and their lying government.
Dwight Coward has already John Cena'd to China for this 😔
To All the Asian
Dwight Howard fans
That Are Angry Because he Called
Taiwan A Country….HES A
BASKETBALL PLAYER
Hello???NOT A Asian HISTORY OR SCHOOL TEACHER..HE DIDN'T
GROW UP OVER THERE HE'S FROM THE USA & he's Still
Learning Your Culture
& Language So Don't
Be So hard on Him it
Was A Simple Mistake
I don't even know Which place is Called
A Town..A Country..
A City … because I'm
From The USA & I'm
Still Learning..
❤️👌☺️
Howard the Communist Coward. Bow to your Mao
Does United Nations recognise Taiwan as an independent country?
Then he apologized and towed the line… way to have a backbone
Klay Bumson about to join you nigga
The Chinese are at heart imperialists. They are East Asian we wuz kangz. They actually think all of Asia was Chinese in the past.
Have some principle, yo. Don't let these Communist atheists intimidate you, Paul! Taiwan is a country! It's called the Republic of China! Get the phuck outta here brainwashing Communist!
Taiwan is republic of china. Its national athem is china national athem. what is the commotion about??
Taiwan is numba wan. China numba 2. China must stand back and acknowledge that Taiwan is superior in every single way. Sorry Winnie the poo jee pingpong fathead, you lose. Taiwan numba wan. China numba 2.
Well done for upsetting Winnie the Pooh and his band of incontinent nationalist nitwits.
Dwight Howard sure wont mind calling Texas a country either now won't he?
Who cares the both eat rice 365 days out the year
Good job Dwight! Taiwan is a country! No need to apologize for your intelligence, and accepting what is real! Nobody needs to succumb to the COMMUNISTS!
Give DH a break. He got paid for saying it but he is clueless. Come join GSW to beat AD and LBJ out in 2024.
CHINESE is not going to do anything to TAIWAN…….it will be like UKRAINE and CHINA is going to regret itttttt
Taiwan..? You mean China 🇨🇳
The world has been SUPER WEIRD and BACKWARDS since the pandemic. 😩🥺