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The [[authoritarian]], [[communist]] government of [[China]] has become increasingly repressive and censorious, banning [[South Park]]<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/10/07/watch-the-episode-that-got-south-park-banned-in-china/</ref> and [[PewDiePie]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HehfOtRbUk</ref> in 2019. However, some in [[the West]] have bent the knee to China. These people are called '''Chinese apologists'''.
When Daryl Morey posted a tweet in support of the pro-[[democracy]] [[freedom fighter]]s in [[Hong Kong]], the [[National Basketball Association]] apologized on his behalf.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/finance/464748-nba-sparks-anger-with-china-apology</ref> The gaming company Activision Blizzard penalized the champion of their Hearthstone gaming competition, confiscating his prize money and revoking his status as champion, after he expressed support for Hong Kong,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/world/asia/blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong.html</ref> and three attendees of a Blizzard tournament who sympathized with him were banned for holding up a sign which read, "Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizz[ard]."<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/blizzard-bans-three-hearthstone-collegiate-gamers-over-free-hong-kong-sign</ref>
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park, after their series was banned in China, parodied the NBA in a tweet which read, "Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy....Long live the Great [[Communist Party of China]]!...We good now, China?”<ref>https://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/1181273539799736320/photo/1</ref> In their next episode, a character shouted, "F*** the Chinese government!"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vyo4urabLw</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENmwe0zDj4</ref>
[[Walmart]] and [[Google]], which have major dealings with China,<ref>http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/googles-china-plan-isnt-just-evil--its-bad-for-business/2018/08/09/143046be-9c12-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html</ref> with Google even manipulating search results so that they are more pro-Chinese,<ref>https://www.therebel.media/google_takes_censorship_orders_from_communist_china_allum_bokhari</ref> campaigned against the [[tariff]]s against the regime implemented by the administration of U.S. President [[Donald John Trump]].<ref>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmart-letter-warns-tariffs-will-raise-prices-and-tax-american-businesses-2018-09-21</ref><ref>https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqcAgKImpDQklTU1RvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1Nqd0tFUWlQejVqMWpZQU1FUjVxNkdaRnJaNmpFaWREYUdsdVlTQmhibTV2ZFc1alpYTWdkR0Z5YVdabUlHaHBhMlVnYjI0Z1ZWTWdaMjl2WkhNb0FBUAE?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA:en</ref>
==See also==
* [[Islamic apologist]], another form of kowtowing to an authoritarian force.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Leftism]]
[[Category:China]]
When Daryl Morey posted a tweet in support of the pro-[[democracy]] [[freedom fighter]]s in [[Hong Kong]], the [[National Basketball Association]] apologized on his behalf.<ref>https://thehill.com/policy/finance/464748-nba-sparks-anger-with-china-apology</ref> The gaming company Activision Blizzard penalized the champion of their Hearthstone gaming competition, confiscating his prize money and revoking his status as champion, after he expressed support for Hong Kong,<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/world/asia/blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong.html</ref> and three attendees of a Blizzard tournament who sympathized with him were banned for holding up a sign which read, "Free Hong Kong, boycott Blizz[ard]."<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/blizzard-bans-three-hearthstone-collegiate-gamers-over-free-hong-kong-sign</ref>
Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park, after their series was banned in China, parodied the NBA in a tweet which read, "Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy....Long live the Great [[Communist Party of China]]!...We good now, China?”<ref>https://twitter.com/SouthPark/status/1181273539799736320/photo/1</ref> In their next episode, a character shouted, "F*** the Chinese government!"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vyo4urabLw</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cENmwe0zDj4</ref>
[[Walmart]] and [[Google]], which have major dealings with China,<ref>http://www.wal-martchina.com/english/walmart/</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/googles-china-plan-isnt-just-evil--its-bad-for-business/2018/08/09/143046be-9c12-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html</ref> with Google even manipulating search results so that they are more pro-Chinese,<ref>https://www.therebel.media/google_takes_censorship_orders_from_communist_china_allum_bokhari</ref> campaigned against the [[tariff]]s against the regime implemented by the administration of U.S. President [[Donald John Trump]].<ref>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/walmart-letter-warns-tariffs-will-raise-prices-and-tax-american-businesses-2018-09-21</ref><ref>https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqcAgKImpDQklTU1RvSmMzUnZjbmt0TXpZd1Nqd0tFUWlQejVqMWpZQU1FUjVxNkdaRnJaNmpFaWREYUdsdVlTQmhibTV2ZFc1alpYTWdkR0Z5YVdabUlHaHBhMlVnYjI0Z1ZWTWdaMjl2WkhNb0FBUAE?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA:en</ref>
==See also==
* [[Islamic apologist]], another form of kowtowing to an authoritarian force.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Leftism]]
[[Category:China]]