Snickers' parent company Mars Wrigley apologizes for referring to Taiwan as a country in ad

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The company issued the apology on Friday after users started commenting that the company could have been making a call for Taiwan independence.

The parent company of the Snickers candy bar has apologized on the Chinese social media platform Weibo after a stir was caused when one of its advertisements for a limited edition candy bar introduced in South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan called all three nations"countries."

Mars Wrigley wrote in its apology on Weibo, “Mars Wrigley respects China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and conducts its business operations in strict compliance with local Chinese laws and regulations,” Reuters reported. Snickers on Fri apologized for marking Taiwan island as a country, saying its local team has verified & aligned the official site and social media accounts to ensure accurate content. Snickers owner Mars Wrigley said it respects China's natl sovereignty and territorial integrity. pic.twitter.com/TshespKEf5

 

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what o lord

Who fkn cares

‘I’m sorry I called the country of Taiwan, a country’. Enough already. 🤬

But it is a country…

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