Myolie Wu feels wrath of Chinese netizens for IG post initially meant to defend husband

Hong Kong actress Myolie Wu was accused of promoting Hong Kong independence by Chinese netizens after using the word "China" in a sentence on Instagram when describing her job, instead of "Mainland".  According to multiple reports, Wu has been working in China in recent years and while she was away, her husband and said Lee spent more time with the children. However, Lee was attacked online by netizens as living off Wu. In her attempt to defended her husband, Wu explained that she has been working in China. However, the word "China" being used instead of "Mainland" sparked anger among Chinese netizens, accusing her of promoting Hong Kong independence and separating Hong Kong and China. 

Unhappy Chinese netizens asked her to leave the place she was making a living from, while others dug deeper to opine that Wu did not publish any posts to show her support to China.  Wu has been working in China in recent years but still starred in Hong Kong ads. 

For example, she became the ambassador of an adult care product by Kimberly-Clark Hong Kong and featured in its TVC last year. The TVC was produced in a stylish, yet fashionable manner, while introducing the product Plenitud to women who may suffer from bladder leakage issues while laughing, running, or sneezing. She's also in the past worked with brands such as 7-Eleven.

Wu is not the only one to have faced the wrath of Chinese netizens in recent times. Taiwanese celebrity Dee Hsu also lost some endorsement deals from China when she called Taiwanese players "national athletes" on Instagram. The loss of the endorsement deals with Chinese brands came after Chinese Taipei's defeat of People's Republic of China in the Olympic men's doubles badminton final, where Hsu celebrated the success of Taiwanese athletes Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin. 

On its Weibo account, Shanghai-based ginger tea brand Shou Quan Zhai said that it immediately ceased all cooperation with Dee Hsu, citing that "national interest is above all and the company firmly uphold the one China principle". Sex toy brand Osuga also announced on Weibo that it would terminate any operation with Dee Hsu immediately, adding that Osuga firmly upheld the One China principle and and unification of motherland, as opposed all comments and actions that attempt to split the country".

Meanwhile, Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai also sparked online anger in China after she shared photos of the badminton duo Lee and Wang, as well as other players on social media. The hashtag "Taiwan independence Jolin Tsai" started trending on Weibo with comments calling for state media in China to blacklist Tsai.

(Photo Courtesy: Myolie WU's Facebook)

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