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Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

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1456 points pulisse | 2 comments | 07 Oct 19 16:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.419s | source
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dheera ◴[07 Oct 19 17:53 UTC] No.21183880[source]▶
It's worth noting that the ROC flag (== Taiwan flag) was the flag flown all over the mainland before 1949. It's a part of mainland history as well.

I'm not supporting any political stance here, but just saying that it's a bit weird to ban a symbol that was part of the mainland's history as well, and on its own, carries more historical significance than just Taiwan independence.

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1. mytailorisrich ◴[07 Oct 19 18:14 UTC] No.21184141[source]▶
Indeed, this flag has little, if anything, to do with "Taiwan independence".

But according to the PRC the ROC no longer exists (that's what they mean by "Taiwan is part of China" and I'm guessing that they see the flag used by people opposing the (PRC) government, so the standard procedure is to ban it.

I'm curious, though, if this comes from a specific demand or if, for example Apple has moved to releasing the same version of iOS in HK and the mainland (I'm guessing that the flag isn't in the mainland's version of iOS here, but I don't know for a fact).

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2. datagram ◴[07 Oct 19 19:10 UTC] No.21184763[source]▶
The article mentions that you can still view and copy/paste the Taiwan emoji in Honk Kong, whereas you can't on the mainland.