{"id":215579,"date":"2019-10-07T23:09:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T06:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=215579"},"modified":"2021-09-14T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:21:51","slug":"translation-chinas-last-rockets-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2019\/10\/translation-chinas-last-rockets-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation: “China’s Last Rockets Fan”"},"content":{"rendered":"
On October 6th, a Sina Weibo user who was unhappy with the backlash over the Houston Rockets controversy<\/a> expressed\u00a0 his anger by posting a photo of himself holding an unlit lighter against the Chinese flag. The photo was accompanied by the hashtags: “I live and die with the team,” and “Come arrest me.” \u00a0The netizen was pictured wearing an eye patch (in what seems like a gesture of solidarity with protesters in Hong Kong).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shortly after the post was published, the Weibo user was investigated by the Liaoyuan internet police, who arrested him after identifying him through technical means. The reason given for his arrest was “publishing comments that insult the national flag and other remarks.”<\/p>\n