May
15
Gap is sorry for T-shirt with China map that omits Taiwan
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Gap Inc. became the latest international company to apologize for offending Chinese political sensibilities, pulling a T-shirt featuring a map of China that left out territories claimed by the country.
The apology was triggered by complaints from consumers reacting to pictures of a Gap-branded T-shirt posted on Chinese social media network Weibo. Users pointed out that a map printed on the shirt omitted territories claimed by China, including parts of southern Tibet, Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Gap issued an apology late Monday on its Weibo account, saying it “respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China.” The company said the product has been pulled from the Chinese market and destroyed.
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