Chagee is a Chinese milk tea brand that is preparing to launch in the Vietnamese market but quickly faced fierce opposition from users for using an image of a map containing the illegal "cow tongue line" (nine-dash line) related to Vietnam's sovereignty on its application and website.
After being denounced by Vietnamese users on the evening of March 14, Chagee quickly removed the two applications for iOS and Android in Vietnam from the software store, but the versions in other markets were still available. On March 17, the Chagee application on iOS was quietly updated with the content of "fixing errors" and removing the map image with the "cow tongue line" in the login interface.
The "Chagee" app on iOS has removed the "cow tongue line" image, while the Android version remains the same.
According to Thanh Nien 's inspection at the same time, the similar software on the Android platform has not changed, the illegal map image is still displayed for the entire Asia-Pacific region (APAC), where the application is released to users in countries where this brand is present. Although there is an option for "Vietnam" in the list of countries on the application, both the iOS and Android software are currently not available on the Vietnamese app store, but only appear to users in other countries.
On the Vietnamese App Store (iOS), there is only one application, "Chagee HK", which is a version specifically for the Hong Kong market. However, this software is also receiving many 1-star reviews (equivalent to "Bad") from many Vietnamese users, expressing outrage at the act of openly propagating and planting violations of Vietnam's sovereignty on cyberspace.
Similarly, the website of this Chinese company still uses the nine-dash line map and incorrect information about the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa belonging to Vietnam's sovereignty.
The incident has lasted for many days, but so far Chagee and the unit operating this brand in Vietnam have remained silent. This Chinese milk tea brand is expected to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City in the near future. Currently, the Vietnamese internet community is calling for a boycott of this brand to protest the violation of sovereignty.
Many fake Chagee accounts are causing outrage
Users who had downloaded the Chagee app before decided to delete the software from their devices and declared "Do not use products of this brand" to protest the infringement.
Taking advantage of the boycott wave of the Chagee brand and the outrage of the user community, some abusers have created fake accounts, using the name Chagee or Chagee VN (Vietnam) on popular social networking platforms, then commented or posted provocative and challenging content.
Despite strongly opposing Chagee's actions, many users also condemned the actions of the impersonators to profit, "gain likes" and interactions from this scandal. This is considered an "unsightly" action by a small group of internet users, not bringing benefits to the community in the context of everyone protesting against wrongdoing with determination and civilized actions, clearly demonstrating a sense of sovereignty.
In addition to calling for a boycott and declaring not to use Chagee tea products when they are sold in Vietnam, users who downloaded the app to participate in the pre-order promotion program for early registration members have also begun to delete the software from their devices. The boycotting customers are calling on everyone to unite to protect Vietnam's digital sovereignty in cyberspace, and not to support brands that do not respect Vietnam's sovereignty because of promotions or gift programs.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chagee-am-tham-sua-ung-dung-co-duong-luoi-bo-tren-ios-ban-android-chua-khac-phuc-185250318092325892.htm
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