The woman was walking on the street in a kimono, but was reprimanded by the police and arrested back to the police station. (Picture / Retrieved from Weibo)
This year, Japan’s anti-China actions have intensified, and Sino-Japanese relations have become increasingly tense. Recently, a Chinese female Coser was wearing a kimono to take pictures on the street, but was stopped by the police. She thought she was Chinese and should not wear Japanese clothes in public. She yelled at her and took her back to the police station. Afterwards, the video at that time was uploaded to Weibo, saying, “It turns out that I have never had the freedom to dress or speak!”, which attracted the attention of a large number of netizens.
The incident happened on August 10th on Huaihai Street in Suzhou, China. The area is known as the “Japanese Style Street”, full of Japanese elements and many Japanese restaurants. At that time, the female Coser was wearing a kimono with a friend to take pictures on this street, but she was accused by the police on the street and yelled at her, “If you wear a Hanfu today, I will never say that, but you wear a kimono today, as a As a Chinese, are you a Chinese?” He didn’t listen to the woman’s explanation, and took her back to the police station for questioning on the grounds that she was suspected of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
Afterwards, the client posted the video on the Internet because she was angry, and posted on Weibo that she thought she was very patriotic, and she believed in the people’s police before that, but she also liked the cultures of various countries, “May I ask you to wear a dress in Walking on the street is just picking quarrels and provoking trouble?”, “The police also threatened me not to post it on the Internet. I can only say that I am really disappointed. It turns out that I have never been free to dress and speak.”
After the incident was exposed, a large number of netizens argued between the pros and cons. The woman also posted an apology once more on the 14th and 15th, “I hope everyone can view this matter rationally, I know that it has developed to this point, and I have a great responsibility to give everyone. I’m really sorry for the trouble.” However, the fighting didn’t stop because of this. Soon following, she emptied all videos and posts in an attempt to put out the fire.
In response to this matter, Global Times commentator Hu Xijin said on the 15th, “China’s open cities should not tolerate a kimono. Everyone knows that there is no such provision in law. However, in reality, due to the continuous tension between China and Japan, Japan has stepped up its anti-China line and cooperated with the United States to contain China, which has strongly stimulated the Chinese public’s antipathy towards Japan.” Many people also questioned that this incident happened several days ago, why did it only appear on August 15th Hot search on Weibo? Some netizens speculated that it was related to the Japanese surrender day in the past Chinese Anti-Japanese War. If it was specially arranged to arouse public opinion and incite patriotism, it would be extremely terrifying.
