120 million Chinese netizens see red, vow vengeance against United Airlines


BEIJING: A video of United Airlines staff forcibly removing a Chinese-American passenger from an overbooked flight in Chicago on Sunday has been viewed by more than 120 million users in China.

The video sparked outrage across Chinese social media as the airlines’ decision to evict the passenger from the domestic flight was condemned as “racial discrimination”.

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