China travel blogger’s social media deleted, police investigate after ‘disrespectful’ pictures at veteran soldier’s cemetery

The pictures attracted widespread criticism after another blogger denounced them on Weibo. Soldiers buried at the cemetery include some who died in clashes during last year’s border dispute between China and India. — SCMP

A travel blogger’s social media accounts have been shut down and police have launched an investigation after he posted pictures of himself in “disrespectful” poses at a cemetery for Chinese soldiers in Xinjiang.

Blogger Xiao Xian Jayson shared nine pictures on Chinese social media platform Xiao Hong Shu last week after visiting the Kangxiwa Martyrs’ Cemetery in Xinjiang and captioned them with the Chinese characters for “respect”.