Snickers maker apologises for advert suggesting Taiwan is a country

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BEIJING - Mars Wrigley, maker of the Snickers candy bar, apologised on Friday for a Snickers product launch, which Chinese social media users said suggested that Taiwan was a country.

Videos and pictures showing a Snickers website promoting a limited edition Snickers bar and saying the product was only available in the"countries" of South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan triggered an outpouring of anger on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo on Friday.

"Mars Wrigley respects China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity and conducts its business operations in strict compliance with local Chinese laws and regulations," Mars Wrigley added. "Say it: Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory!" read one comment underneath the post on Snickers China Weibo account that received 8,000 likes.

Beijing considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has never renounced using force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and says only its people can decide the island's future.

 

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