Cross-Strait relations
Similarly, in November 2015, singer Chou Tzu-yu appeared with Twice on the South Korean variety show "My Little Television". She introduced herself as Taiwanese and held the ROC flag alongside that of South Korea. The Japanese flag was also shown, representing the nationality of some of the band's other members. Although it was widely condemned by the PRC, the ROC's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated that it supported Chou's waving a Republic of China flag as a patriotic act. It lodged a protest with the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO), urging the Chinese government to "restrain its private sector", which it said had "seriously hurt the feelings" of the Taiwanese people and might further damage Cross-Strait relations. It urged people on both sides of the strait "to cherish the hard-earned friendly ties".