Chinese trolls infuriated by loss to Taiwan | The World

Taiwan has taken the opportunity of winning Olympic badminton gold to subtly assert their nationhood, as Chinese nationalists vent their fury online. Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin beat Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui of China in the men's doubles badminton gold medal match on Saturday. It was Chinese Taipei's first ever gold medal in badminton, one of the sports China is most dominant in. China's state media reportedly cut off the broadcasting of the medal ceremony to avoid Taiwan's "National Flag Anthem", which has the same melody as the Taiwanese national anthem but different lyrics. Subscribe: ab.co/1svxLVE ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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