The political correctness, or incorrectness, of saying ‘Happy Lunar New Year’

By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-01-28 05:52:30 | Updated at 2025-01-30 18:22:46 2 days ago

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Chinese bubble tea brand popular both in and outside China, found itself in hot water when it used the term “Lunar New Year”.ST PHOTO: YEW LUN TIAN

Think you are being culturally sensitive when you wish people “Happy Lunar New Year” instead of “Happy Chinese New Year”?

Think again.

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