U.S. clothing retailer Gap has apologized for selling T-shirts with what it says was an “erroneous” map of China.
In a posting on its Chinese social media account late Monday, the company apologized for its “unintentional mistake” and promised to carry out “more rigorous reviews” in the future.
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The company also said all the shirts in China have been recalled and destroyed.
Gap took action after photos began circulating on Chinese social media of a T-shirt with a map that appeared to leave out southern Tibet, the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan, a self-ruled island that Beijing regards as Chinese territory.
The photos were reportedly taken at a Gap shop in Canada.
Gap is the latest of several companies that have apologized for perceived slights to China’s sovereignty.
