‘INFURIATING’: The bakery chain said its support for the ‘1992 consensus’ has not changed and thanked Beijing for incentives that have eased the company’s access to China

Taipei Times
Date: Aug 16, 2018
By: Stacy Hsu  /  Staff reporter

Taiwan-based bakery cafe 85°C (85度C) yesterday declared its support of

President Tsai Ing-wen, left, buys a drink at a 85°C Bakery Cafe in Los Angeles, California, on Sunday. The photograph was posted on Monday on Facebook by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Tsai Shih-ying.  Photo courtesy of Tsai Shih-ying

the so-called “1992 consensus” and the peaceful development of cross-strait ties after Chinese netizens threatened to boycott the chain after one of its branches in the US allegedly welcomed President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) with a customized gift package.

The company’s statement on its Chinese-language Web site came one day after China’s state-owned Global Times, in an online article, denounced a Los Angeles 85°C outlet for giving Tsai a gift bag when she stopped by for coffee on Sunday, calling it “infuriating.”    [FULL  STORY]