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China shuts down Marriott website over Tibet mistake

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Shanghai: Authorities in China have shut down Marriott’s local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries. Shanghai’s cyberspace authority late on Thursday ordered Marriott to close its Chinese website and app for a week and completely clear out illegal and irregular information, according to a government statement.


Marriott’s Chinese website now shows a message with an apology.


“We never support any separatist organisation that damages China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” it says. “We apologise profoundly for any behaviour that will cause misunderstanding about the above stance.” Shanghai authorities are probing whether the gaffe in Marriott International’s Mandarin-language questionnaire violated national cyber-security and advertising laws. — AFP


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