Chairman Mao stunt backfires at blockchain conference in China | News | WTAQ

Chairman Mao stunt backfires at blockchain conference in China Monday, May 28, 2018 5:52 a.m. CDT
BEIJING (Reuters) – A publicity stunt featuring a Mao Zedong lookalike at a conference on blockchain in China on Monday sparked an uproar on social media, with some users saying the “shameful” disrespect to the founding leader could hurt the industry’s image.
Dressed in a grey Mao suit and speaking in an accent from Mao’s birth province of Hunan, an actor told the audience at the 2018 Boao Asia Bloc…

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