Guide Bina Technology, Chinese company in Zhejiang province, on July 18 issued an internal order, requiring employees to replace their iPhones with other devices.
“Today the employees of the company, still using iPhones, you should buy a phone of another brand. The company will provide appropriate subsidy to Employees who purchased the new iPhone 7 will be dismissed”, — stated in the order.
Depending on the model, the staff can count on a compensation of 2,500 yuan ($ 375).
The regulation also provides the company’s motto — “Let China fall in love with Made in China”.
The Chinese company has released an order banning the use of iPhones. Photo: Weibo.com
“The main goal is to prevent the purchase of the iPhone 7 once it reaches the market. But replacing the existing iPhones is not required, said state media representative of the company Shen. — Good domestic telephones are widely available on the market, why buy expensive iPhones?”
Goods from the United States and the Philippines meet a negative reaction in China due to the recent decision of the Hague court on the South China sea. While KFC and Apple, the famous American brands may not have done anything offensive on them fell the brunt of Chinese patriotism, said James Roy, of research company China Market Research Group.
The Chinese boycott of Philippine mango, American fast food KFC, and even break iPhones to Express anti-American sentiment.
However, many netizens did not support the wave of patriotism.
“Well, to be a patriot means to be deprived of his property?” — wrote a Weibo user Dan.
“It seems that Patriotic order against the products of USA and Japan was printed on a Japanese printer and edited with the help of American computer software,” mocks another.
“Operating system Android is also from Google (an American company) and Microsoft, this means that you can’t use the Internet,” said user Wang on Weibo.
“Before I had to save up money to buy a Japanese car to become a traitor in China, and currently the standard for treason is so low that you can become a traitor, eating fast food KFC or McDonalds,” says a tweet.
Chinese state media calling for “rational patriotism”.
Even Hu West capital, editor of the nationalistic state-run media Global Times recently published photos with fast food KFC on Weibo, noting that he “bought food in KFC.
“The recent decision of the international court of justice in the South China sea has hit the feelings of the Chinese people, but if patriotism is converted into illegal activities to disrupt public order, it is a serious mistake,” said the state Agency “Xinhua”. How can you consider the damage of property of citizens as patriotism? Is not harm themselves?”
