Jam Hsiao Angers Taiwan Netizens By Saying China Is Their "Hometown"

Taiwan netizens were not pleased with Jam’s remarks and accused him of being pro-unification with China.

There were comments like “Is he joking? My hometown is Taiwan”, "Since your home is there, just stay there, don't come to Taiwan", and "Renminbi must smell really good".

Taiwanese host Chen Chia Hsing also couldn’t resist taking a jab at Jam, saying: "I'm already at home. You can't find your way home? Do you need help?"

He added: "Everyone knows Jam’s strengths and we also know that when you are in China, you have to say things like that. We all know that he is just being patronising, it must be hard on him.”

This is not the first time Jam has been criticised for being pro-China.

He was recently featured as one of the singers of ‘We Sing the Same Song’ alongside Taiwanese stars Ouyang Nana and Chen Linong, as well as Chinese singers Tia Ray and Zhang Jie.

Sung in Mandarin and the Taiwanese Hoklo dialect, the song, which features lyrics like "fallen leaves return to their roots in China" and "crossing the strait, the two sides have always been one family", is meant to promote unification between China and Taiwan.

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