Chinese authorities have censored online memes posted to social media about egg fried rice because they might have been referring to the death of Mao Zedong’s son in the 1950-1953 Korean War, the anniversary of which is humorously referred to as “China’s Thanksgiving.”.
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“We teach students that Mao Anying was a hero, but we skip over his cooking skills. It’s a sensitive topic — like how we gloss over the Great Leap Forward with, uh, a great leap forward.”
“I stopped posting fried rice recipes after the comments got too heated. These days, I stick to congee. Nobody ever got censored for boiling water.”
“The hardest part of my job is deciding if a fried rice meme is a recipe or a rebellion. Either way, I’ll be having plain noodles for dinner.”
Zhao Ping, 51
Taxi Driver
Wang Qiang, 62
Food Blogger
Chen Wei, 33
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