Company's use of red scarf draws ire of CYL

The Chinese Young Pioneers National Working Commission strongly condemned the behavior of a company that used a red scarf, the symbol of the young pioneers, for marketing purposes, according to a statement released by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League on Thursday.

Shanghai Zhenhai Industrial Limited Co, a company that sells male sex products, invited Sola Aoi, a Japanese singer and former adult movie actress who is well-known in China, to a benefit activity in Dehong prefecture, Yunnan province, to raise money for impoverished schoolchildren. The company is also donating funds.

The actress wore a red scarf when participating the activity on Aug 1.