China’s Online Supporters Incorrectly Thought They Saw the Vietnamese Dissing the Blinken by Not Displaying a U.S. Flag

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a meet with Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. Image via @SecBlinken

China’s online supporters, including a number of diplomats and well-known trolls, seemed to think the Vietnamese government was trying to send visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken a message when they only featured a Vietnamese flag in the room during a meeting with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.

“Blinken visited Vietnam 🇻🇳, but apparently too suddenly, Vietnam did not come in a hurry to prepare the American flag. Kudos to Vietnam 👍,” said one user on Twitter.

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