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‘Australia belongs to China’: Taiwan tensions at boiling point in Sydney hot pot restaurant

DURING her waitressing shift, Winnie’s boss asked her a simple question over the walkie talkie. Her response got her sacked.

news.com.au
Date: January 15, 2018
By: Frank Chung

AN AUSTRALIAN restaurant has been accused of sacking a Taiwanese worker for saying Taiwan was not part of China.

The woman, known only as Winnie, claims she was sacked from a hotpot restaurant in Sydney’s inner-west after being grilled by her boss about her stance on the hot-button issue.

According to a Facebook post, which was picked up by Chinese media after going viral, Winnie was working a night shift at the restaurant when the incident happened.

“At that time, the restaurant was not very busy, the boss called me via walkie talkie,” she wrote. “Winnie, Winnie, could I ask you a question?” he asked, according to her account. “Does Taiwan belong to China?”    [FULL  STORY]

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