Yuqi draws criticism for backing China's unification stance despite i-dle bandmate Shuhua's Taiwan ties
Yuqi, a Chinese member of the K-pop girl group i-dle, has once again shared a social media post supporting the Chinese government's stance on national unification, drawing attention because fellow member Shuhua is from Taiwan. On Thursday, Yuqi reposted a message from China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. "The territory must not be divided, the country must not be split, the nation must not be scattered and civilization must not be interrupted," the message read. Yuqi added, "A shared belief deeply engraved in the hearts of all descendants of the Chinese nation," expressing her support for the message. The post quoted part of a speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a ceremony in Beijing the same day to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen. In his speech, Xi said that throughout more than 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, the belief that the territory must remain undivided, the country must not fall into chaos, the nation must remain united and civilization must continue has been deeply rooted among the Ch
