Japanese porn star Sora Aoi wears Young Pioneers’ red scarf at charity event sparking anger in China
Love potion maker accused of breaking law on ‘defaming martyrs’ after getting ex-adult movie actress to wear communist symbol at charity event
A love potion company in China has apologised for letting Japanese former porn star Sora Aoi don the red scarf, a symbol of the Communist Party's Young Pioneers, at a “charity event”, according to media reports.
The apology came after the youth group issued a statement on Thursday, condemning the firm for using the red scarf as a publicity stunt and accusing it of breaking the law.
Shanghai-based firm Baizhentang issued a statement through its Weibo account on Thursday evening, apologising for the “improper” use of the red scarf and “damage to Chinese people’s feelings”.
The video filmed early last week shows Aoi wearing the red scarf at an event to raise money for poor students in Dehong, Yunnan province, Beijing Youth Daily reported on Friday.
Earlier this week video clips circulated online, some of them titled “Sora Aoi hired as Young Pioneer’s tutor”.
The videos prompted criticism online by people who complained it was defaming the red scarf and country’s martyrs.