Model protests Taiwan flag removal with naked photos

The model's surname, Huang, is also Chinese for "pornographic."

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The original photo posted on Huang Shih-ting's Facebook page.
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A Taiwanese model has shot to fame after posting a semi-naked photo of herself with a strategically placed national flag following the controversy at the Olympic Games in London, reports our Chinese-language sister paper China Times.

Huang Shih-ting, a 23-year-old model based in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan, decided to show her support for her country after the flag of the Republic of China — the official name of Taiwan — was removed from a row of national flags raised over Regent Street in central London on July 24. The flag was replaced with that of Taiwan's Olympic committee a few days later, almost certainly due to political pressure from Beijing.

Infuriated by the incident, Huang, who has worked as a professional model and has starred in music videos, asked a photographer friend to take a provocative photo of her in a bikini top and a Taiwanese national flag covering her lower half. The photo, posted on her Facebook page on July 25 with the caption "I love Taiwan," went viral almost instantly and has been shared thousands of times.

Huang has posed for an even more explicit set of photos with the Taiwanese flag since rising to stardom. This time, she is completely naked, with only flags and shadows covering her modesty.

 The five Olympic rings can be seen slightly above her breasts along with the words "Go Taiwan" written in Chinese.

Huang's steamy photos have polarized netizens. Some — predominantly male internet users — have commented positively on her patriotism. A number of Taiwanese netizens have even jokingly said that the photos have forced them to support the decision to take down the ROC flag in London.

On the other hand, Huang has also been criticized for being an attention seeker, with some claiming that she has disrespected the national flag.