Oops... CCTV thinks Gundam is part of the Japanese military
Gundam, a popular Japanese animation series, has just been made part of Japan's Self-Defense Forces in a Chinese official video.
The mix-up was apparently made by an over-eager video editor of state broadcaster CCTV.
The clip shows a militarized Mobile Suit Gundam to introduce the Japanese military.
CCTV quickly removed the video but not before it had gone viral on the internet.
The mistake appeared in a June 30 program, called Focus Today, in a scene where a scholar is criticizing Japan's overconfidence, saying its national security law is directed at China.
Some netizens were quick to seize the moment, saying the Chinese army will lose with Gundam and comics heroes Ultraman and Doraemon fighting alongside Japanese soldiers.
In 2012, CCTV made a similar mistake by describing a Gundam plane as the latest fighter jet in the People's Liberation Army.
Gundam is the story of an imaginary battle between two empires pitting robots armed with cosmic weapons.
Here's the video. Watch closely at 7:24.
-- Contact us at [email protected]
CH/JP/RA
Anti-party remarks from anti-Japan TV drama go viral
PR disaster for China navy as CCTV airs clip of bumbling crew
PLA truck towed by Japanese-branded wrecker
What Chinese soldier’s underwear reveals about the PLA
What happens now to PLA marching bands and national rugby team? 
Phoenix TV host gets suspended jail term for smuggling
Why PLA troops shelved their visit to CUHK campus
Why HK bashing on mainland social media is bound to intensify
CUHK center a US intelligence front, Wen Wei Po says
-
The transformation of Hong Kong by the National Security Law Frank Ching
Beijing’s imposition of a far-reaching national security law a month ago is changing the character of Hong Kong, loosening its ties to the western world to which it has been moored while greatly
-
Why Hong Kong is the ideal place to resolve commercial disputes Sherlin Tung
Hong Kong remains a leading commercial hub for cross-border transactions, particularly involving Mainland China. With an established and trustworthy English-Chinese bilingual legal system as well as
-
HK investor proposes new cities abroad for thousands of migrants Mark O'Neill
A Hong Kong asset manager has proposed building “International Charter Cities” (ICCs) in western countries to receive hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people who want to emigrate. Ivan Ko (高廣垣) is
-
Principled prosecutor Neville Sarony
The role of the Director of Public Prosecutions is little understood both in the public and, I suspect, in government circles. Though the DPP is a government appointee, the responsibility is to the
-
Local universities help foster financial technology development Dr. Winnie Tang
According to Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s study titled Reshaping Banking with Artificial Intelligence released at the end of last year, many banks in Hong Kong have adopted or plan to adopt
