A special actor imitated Mao Zedong yesterday and gave a speech at the forum.(Internet)
(Beijing Comprehensive News) A special actor imitated the late founding leader of the Communist Party of China, Mao Zedong, and delivered a speech at the 2018 Boao Asian Blockchain Forum yesterday, causing an uproar.The outside world generally questioned that this move was illegal, and the forum organizing committee quickly apologized for it.
According to a Reuters report, an actor dressed in a gray Chinese tunic suit and imitated Mao Zedong's Hunan accent told the audience at the forum: I sincerely wish this forum meeting a complete success.
He also said in his speech: You are worthy of being an outstanding son and daughter of the Chinese nation.Here, I thank you in the name of Mao Zedong!
The actor who imitated Mao Zedong as the platform for the event was Xu Guoxiang. According to public information, he is a special actor of Mao Zedong.
After the relevant video was disseminated on the Internet, it aroused widespread doubts from the outside world.Some netizens described the move as grandstanding.
According to Shangguan News, according to the relevant regulations issued by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, companies are prohibited from using the name and image of Chinese national leaders to carry out any form of commercial promotional activities, and they are not allowed to use special actors to promote products or services in the image of leaders., This move by the blockchain forum is suspected of violating regulations.
The Forum Organizing Committee apologizes for the incident
The forum claims that its organizing committee consists of Coin Finance, China Blockchain Venture Capital Alliance, Cloud Chain Technology, Ant Blockchain Alliance, Diandian Capital, Hip Hop Finance, B20 Blockchain Lovers Alliance, DAPPLABS, Hummingbird Media, PandaCapital, TOKEN CLUB, Lightspeed Capital, Blockchain Entrepreneurship Academy, Zhongtian International, and Quantum Bitcoin jointly participated in the initiation, and the China Information Industry Network of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the forum guidance unit or special support unit.
However, according to the Beijing News, the introduction of the above information has attracted denials from the parties involved.Among them, Panda Capital stated in the statement that Panda Capital did not participate in the 2018 Boao Asian Blockchain Forum, nor had any contact and cooperation with the forum before that.
The organizing committee of the forum expressed its sincere apology to all audiences yesterday for the public opinion disturbance caused by the conference. Coin Finance, one of the organizers, stated on the official website that Mr. Xu Guoxiang’s speech only represents his personal views and does not represent the position of this conference..
Some netizens believe that as a new technology, the blockchain may be affected by this bad event.Some netizens said: The function of the blockchain has not been discovered, and it is completely broken now.
