BEIJING (AP) — A ruckus brought by China over Canadian T-shirts bearing an altered logo of the New York hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan continued Wednesday, with China’s Foreign Ministry saying it didn’t buy Canada’s explanation that the shirts were not an insult linked to the coronavirus.
Canada’s Foreign Ministry said this week that the shirts using the “W” logo of the Wu-Tang Clan but with the group’s name replaced with “Wuhan” was not intended as a slight. It apologized for any misunderstanding.
The Chinese-made T-shirts were reportedly ordered last summer by someone at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing & word of them began circulating recently on the internet in China.
Chinese critics say the “W” is actually a bat & the shirt is meant to imply a connection between the animals & the virus outbreak in the city of Wuhan, playing on a stereotype about the Chinese taste for eating exotic species. The virus that causes COVID-19 is suspected of originating in bats & its outbreak was first detected in Wuhan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Wednesday told reporters that Canada’s explanation thus far was ”not convincing.”
“The wrongdoing of the Canadian staff concerned has already caused an egregious impact & triggered strong resentment & discontent among the ordinary Chinese people,” Wang said. “The Canadian side should take the matter seriously & give a clear explanation to the Chinese side as soon as possible.”
On Wednesday, Canadian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christelle Chartrand said in a statement that “The T-shirt logo designed by a member of the Embassy shows a stylized W, & is not intended to represent a bat. It was created for the team of Embassy staff working on repatriation of Canadians from Wuhan in early 2020.”
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