The "Milk Tea Alliance" is an informal term coined by social media users because milk tea is popular in Thailand and the popular drink originally came from Taiwan. During the heated online debate, memes were posted showing the flags of the countries in the Milk Tea Alliance with China as a lone outsider. China's parliament has recently backed a national security law for Hong Kong, banning secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference. He was speaking at a forum, "The Milk Tea Alliance: Diplomacy in the Social Media Era?" Therefore, he must assert his leadership and make progress in clearing up the issues of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Source: Bangkok Post May 30, 2020 22:30 UTC