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Gap apologises for T-shirts with 'incorrect' China map
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IANS | 16 May, 2018
US clothing brand Gap has apologised for selling T-shirts which it said showed an "incorrect map" of China.
The
apology came after one person posted pictures of the T-shirt on Chinese
social media network Weibo saying that Chinese-claimed territories,
including "Southern Tibet" -- a huge swathe of territory it claims in
the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, the island of Taiwan
and the South China Sea were not shown on it, the BBC reported.
The
post on Monday, which said that the T-shirt was being sold in Canada,
drew the ire of Chinese netizens. In a statement, Gap said it "sincerely
apologised for this unintentional error" and had pulled the T-shirts
from the Chinese market and destroyed them.
"Gap Inc. respects
China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. We've learned that a Gap
brand T-shirt sold in some overseas markets failed to reflect the
correct map of China in the design," the company said.
The company didn't say whether the product would be withdrawn from sale in other markets.
Several
other companies had issued similar apologies earlier this year after
information on their websites appeared to conflict with China's
territorial claims.
In January, Marriott International apologised
to China after sending a letter to rewards club members that listed
Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as options on a question asking
customers their countries of residence.
Fashion brand Zara and
Delta Air Lines drew Beijing's ire and apologised for listing Taiwan
and/or Tibet as countries on drop-down menus on their websites.
In
2017, German carmaker Audi was in hot water for omitting Taiwan and
parts of western China on a map used at their annual meeting, while
Mercedes-Benz apologised in February for quoting the Dalai Lama, the
exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, on Instagram.
The White House
had earlier described China's claims as "Orwellian nonsense" and sharply
criticised Beijing for trying to impose its "political correctness on
American companies and their citizens".
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