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Trending in China: BBC - iPhone 7?

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Edited by Janet Williams, Thursday, 6 Oct 2016, 14:35

BBC Trending published a very interesting article: iPhone 7? You're fired! - BBC News


A firm, Yongkang Medicine Company in Nanyang, Henan (河南) province of China, issued a notice to its workers telling them not to buy the iPhone 7 or Iphone 7 Plus. "If you break this rule, then just come to the office straight way to hand in your resignation," the notice read.

Most newspapers don't seem to report what the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs said.

BBC news China iPhone Henan province

I've translated them. See below:

 "Dear employees, if we are well off, and if we are financially capable, we should pay more attention to the health of our parents, care more about the upbringing of our children, value more about the preciousness of life, and care more about the prosperity or destruction of our nation. Only when we contribute for these will our happiness last. Please do not toil for luxury that only drains our sweat from hard work."

“This is the unforgettable day for all Chinese people - the 18th of September (Note: the date refers to Mukden Incident - Wikipedia). Don’t forget the humiliation of our nation. Let’s remember our history. Boycott foreign products and let’s start from ourselves.”

“Though we can’t protect our country by going to the battlefields, we strive to do our best with dedication to do our job well. In our everyday life, we should boycott vehemently Japanese and American products. We should use our action to protect our national products. Only when we have a country will we have our home."
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