China ain’t happy with Rain, the Shandong PR ambassador

Chinese medias have been on fire for the last few days, reporting that Korea's own superstar, Rain, has been chosen to be the PR ambassador of Shandong. Shandong is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China, known for its enrichment in honorable history as the hometown of Confucius. However, instead of rejoicing over the fact that the world's hottie is now in charge of advertising their very own city, the Chinese netizens have been uproar by expressing their furious opinions.

"Why do we have to let a Korean man be in charge of spreading the words of Shandong, a province where Confucius lived as his home?"

"I am a fan of Rain myself, but I do not want him to be the PR ambassador of Shandong."

"We have a handful amount of Chinese celebrities who are from Shandong, so why can't we use them instead of a foreigner?"

Due to this hot controversy, Rain is currently being silent towards this issue.

Although the reason for such a dispute is quite understandable from certain aspects, I believe having a star who is well-known. throughout U.S. and Asia, promoting such honored city will end up being highly effective. Rain's promotion will most definitely capture the attentions of people not only in China, but the whole world as well. But of course, there's always a limit of how one can represent a foreign nation.

Post By : Viarini
Source :allkpop