The nationalist official daily 'Global Times', on August 15, criticised Amazon for challenging China’s sovereignty by allowing the sale of T-shirts with slogans like “Free Hong Kong Democracy Now”, written in English, or “Go Hong Kong”, written in traditional Chinese characters. According to Chinese state media reports, Amazon responded that it “accepted and respected” the “one country, two systems” framework, adding: “Every country where we operate has different laws, and we will continue to respect those local laws where we do business”. But the statement, published in Chinese on August 16, did not appease online netizens and became the top-trending discussion on popular microblog Sina Weibo, as users continued to criticise the company.