Name-calling feud escalates between Hong Kong and mainland China
Insults swirl as Hong Kong residents say mainland tourists bring bad manners and women on the verge of childbirth into the territory, and mainlanders accuse their neighbors of snobbery.
Hong Kong newspaper ad rails against Chinese 'invasion'
Tensions between Hong Kong residents and visitors from mainland China ratcheted up Wednesday, after a full-page advertisement decrying a so-called invasion of "locusts" from across the border appeared in a local newspaper.
Chinese netizens voiced anger Thursday over a Hong Kong advert portraying mainlanders as "locusts", sparking a call for calm in a state newspaper after an increasingly bitter exchange of words.
Hong Kong rails against invasion of Chinese 'locusts'
Resentment of mainland Chinese in Hong Kong is at an all-time high following the publication of an advertisement in a local newspaper comparing people from China to locusts.