China embassy distances itself from Lazada affair

The Chinese embassy yesterday labelled the controversial promotional video for Chinese-owned Lazada posted on TikTok on May 5 as unacceptable.

The embassy chose to convey the message through Facebook and left it attributed to an unnamed spokesperson.

The statement was a response to the online advertisement, alleged to have mocked the disabled and also slighted the royal family, starring transgender influencer Aniwat Prathumthin, better known by her online alias of Nara Crepe Katoey.

“The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has noticed the incident and shares the same view that the content in the video is unacceptable,” the statement said.

As of press time, more than 2,200 people liked the post, about 500 people had shared the content and more than 350 people had commented on it.

Many people thanked the embassy for its recognition of the dent to national pride that the…