A Chinese businessman who protested at a hotel in Malaysia, claiming he was being discriminated against because the Chinese flag was not displayed, has become the subject of ridicule online.

The man, identified as A, was staying at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur recently when he became furious after seeing flags from dozens of countries hanging from the ceiling of the hotel restaurant.

He took issue with the fact that while flags from other nations were on display, the Chinese flag was missing.

However, as it became known that the flags were those of countries that had qualified for the World Cup, local netizens have been quick to criticize his reaction.

Reported by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Jang Yu-jin | Graphics by Lee Soo-min | Source: South China Morning Post, threads (@zack.leeton), X (@TGTM_Official) | Produced by SBS Digital News