China vs Turkey Meme War Takes over X: How a Cat Meme and SpongeBob Sparked Online Battle
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A social media user's post on platform X, comparing the Turkish flag to the SpongeBob character Patrick, sparked a debate between Turkish and Chinese users. The discussion, which continued with posts about the Great Wall of China, historical events, and the economy, also involved Japanese and Taiwanese users.
Chinese users delegitimized Pan-Turkism and sent messages about sensitive geopolitical issues (e.g. the Uyghur issue and the Kurdish issue)
An online “war” between Turkish and Chinese users on the X platform has taken on international proportions, with users from Japan, Spain and other countries participating. The confrontation, which began with a satirical cartoon of the Turkish flag, has evolved into an exchange of historical references, national stereotypes and ironic comments, while suspicions are being raised of the involvement of Chinese accounts operating with artificial inte…
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China vs Turkey meme war takes over X: How a Cat meme and SpongeBob sparked online battle
A Cat and SpongeBob meme has sparked a viral battle between Chinese and Turkish users on X. From jokes about Turkey’s national flag to arguments over the Great Wall of China, here’s how the meme war began and why users from Japan and Taiwan joined the conversation.
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