A Taiwanese user said Wang should apologise to China for initiating the contest, which the person said had attracted international attention and therefore embarrassed China. The inaugural "Apologise to China" contest on Facebook was launched by Wang Yi-kai on July 16 and will run until the end of the month. (Photo from Wang Yi-kai Facebook page)TAIPEI: A tongue-in-cheek online contest inviting people to apologise to China for unintended slights to the mainland, however insignificant or absurd, has attracted thousands of Likes. Criticism directed at her arose after she was named as a character in a Chinese film directed by the popular Chinese actress Zhao Wei. Unfortunately, since Facebook is blocked in China by the authorities, the winning "apology" will likely fail to reach its target audience.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 09:11 UTC