KUALA LUMPUR – Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the cryptocurrency company Binance, recently visited Malaysia and posted a photo of him wearing a batik shirt on the day of his arrival on Twitter along with the hashtag #MalaysiaBoleh.
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However, several Indonesian netizens were slightly offended by Zhao’s subtle attribution of the batik to Malaysia and fiercely retorted that the art belonged to them.
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They also urged him to pay Indonesia a visit to see the true origins of batik for himself.
Some even took the time to discuss the differences between Indonesia’s and Malaysia’s batik patterns and designs.
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Editor: Sarah Yeoh
