Stars and Stripes T-Shirts Banned by China Officials

Shanghai’s best-selling T-shirt, which bears the design of the American flag, has been banned by city authorities, who say patriotic Chinese should not wear such clothing.

The Shanghai Liberation Daily said high-level officials ordered the ban because the shirts, 30,000 of which had been sold, “were having a bad effect on society.”

It added, “The shirts were banned because some people believe that those wearing a shirt featuring the Stars and Stripes slavishly worship the West and are shaming the nation.”