100PercentFedUp.com By Adam Wilson
The Chinese government has poured billions of dollars into public relations campaigns to influence the political views of other countries. The influence campaign they have pushed most aggressively is one to get other countries to recognize their claim over Taiwan.
China’s influence campaign has been extremely effective, diplomatically isolating Taiwan from much of the world. As of this year, only thirteen countries recognize Taiwan after China successfully lobbied Nicaragua to cut ties with the country.
In a show of defiance, the producers of the newly released Top Gun remake decided to keep the Taiwanese flag on Maverick’s jacket in the movie.
This was a reversal from their decision to keep the flag off of his jacket in the trailer. Taiwanese moviegoers were thrilled at the decision, while Chinese audiences were less than enthusiastic.
