The Gap Apologizes For Shirts Showing Map Of China Without Disputed Territories
Beijing considers Taiwan a renegade province, but the shirts omitted the island and other areas under international dispute. After pressure the U.S. retailer said it destroyed the shirts.
by Colin Dwyer
May 15, 2018
2 minutes
The Gap has apologized for selling T-shirts that depicted what it called an "erroneous" map of China, which showed only the country's mainland â without several disputed regions that Beijing regards as Chinese territories. The U.S. clothing retailer announced that the T-shirt has been "completely withdrawn from
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