A Gansu district court recently stepped outside its jurisdiction by attacking a renowned Taiwanese pop star with personal insults, garnering strong reaction from Chou’s millions of Chinese fans.
On July 13, the Hezheng County Court in Gansu Province of north-central China posted a biting critique of singer and composer Jay Chou on their official weibo site, calling him a “Japanese mongrel” and questioning his professionalism.
“He claimed himself a Japanese mongrel. His singing is in a total mess, just like chanting the scriptures,” the court wrote.
The court swiftly removed the post and issued an apology on July 14, after netizens widely circulated the screenshots online, claiming “improper management of weibo administrators.”
Chou’s angered fans did not buy the official explanation, however. Within hours, the apology was besieged with over 1,300 comments from Weibo users over the casual attitude of Chinese judicial authorities, according to Apple Daily.
