Flashing Your Bottom on the Wall: Japanese Couple Detained for Weeks in China over Pants-Down Selfie at the Great Wall
tourists detained for extended periods in China due to possession of inappropriate imagery.
Gotcha! A funny joke turned into a serious situation for a pair of Japanese vacationers in China. Chinese authorities apprehended the young couple for a fortnight. The culprit? A silly selfie on the Great Wall, with one participant showing off his bare buttocks.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has confirmed media reports regarding this bizarre incident. Their embassy in China reported on January 3 that two Japanese nationals had been detained by local authorities at the Great Wall.
According to reports, the couple, in their early twenties, were swiftly apprehended when the woman captured photos of the man striking a rude pose. They were then held for approximately two weeks.
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Dropping your trousers isn't exactly welcome behavior in China, press reports suggest. The couple claimed to the Japanese embassy that it was all a harmless prank.
The incident stirred up quite a commotion in China. A related post on the online platform Weibo garnered over 60 million views by morning. Supporters were not shy about voicing their criticism of the Japanese tourists, with many calling them out for their insensitive actions. Influential Chinese actor Chen Yitian, with over seven million followers, was especially vocal about the couple's behavior, condemning it as "shameful antics on my Great Wall." Others have argued that such tourists should not be allowed into China.
Source: ntv.de, spl/AFP
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- The Japanese Foreign Ministry has confirmed a bizarre incident where a Chinese community was stirred up after two Japanese nationals, reportedly on vacation, were detained for two weeks due to a harmless prank at the Great Wall, where one participant dropped his trousers during a selfie.
- Influential Chinese actor Chen Yitian, who has over seven million followers, condemned the Japanese tourists' actions as "shameful antics on my Great Wall," asserting that such pranks should not be tolerated in foreign policy discussions, let alone on historical landmarks like the Great Wall.
- With over 60 million views on Weibo, the incident shed light on the importance of cultural respect and sensitive behavior, especially for tourists, as certain actions, even as harmless pranks, can lead to great controversy and negative impact on the panoramic community.
