China bans BBC after comments from the Queen of Britain

Xi Jinping,by Chuck Hagel CC BY 2.0

This diplomatic faux pas is definitely rare, but it led to BBC ban in China. After Queen Elizabeth, the British Monarch, called the members of Chinese delegation “very rude”, the Asian country took offence and banned BBC in their state. The cameraman, who was authorized to cover the yearly garden party at Buckingham Palace recorded her statement, which was later broadcasted by BBC. China’s reactions were very stern in the matter and first, the country censored the coverage of BBC. Then, they block all web pages that contained the news.

Dressed in a pink coat along with a hat, the Queen was introduced to Lucy D’Orsi, the Metropolitan Police Commander, who had watched over security during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Britain in October 2015.

When the Police Commander recollected the time when the Chinese bureaucrat stormed out of the Lancaster House notifying her that the tour was off. Britain’s Queen did not really like the comment, said that the Chinese Delegation associates were impolite to the diplomat, and exclaimed it extraordinary. Lucy D’Orsi agreed and said that she thought that it was very undiplomatic and rude. However, it was unclear which delegation they were talking about.

The Queen’s comments came on BBC only a few hours after David Cameron, the British Prime Minister also made accidental public remarks calling “fantastically corrupt” nations were attending a high-level meeting in London.