{"id":1592261,"date":"2022-08-06T11:17:18","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1592261"},"modified":"2022-08-06T11:17:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T15:17:37","slug":"candy-company-cowers-to-communist-china-over-advertisement-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candy-company-cowers-to-communist-china-over-advertisement-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Company Cowers To Communist China Over Advertisement: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcandy-company-cowers-to-communist-china-over-advertisement-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1592261&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mars Wrigley, maker of Snickers candy bars, apologized late this week after advertisements in Asia suggested that Taiwan was an independent country.<\/p>\n<p>The candy company was running online advertisements with a South Korean boy band that was targeting audiences outside of China.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters reported that the advertisement was for a limited edition Snickers bar that would only be available in the \u201ccountries\u201d of South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users in China, which <a href=\"https:\/\/en.mofa.gov.tw\/News_Content.aspx?n=1328&#038;s=97750\">falsely claims<\/a> that Taiwan belongs to it, exploded over the advertisement after it went viral online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of reports of Snickers-related activities in other parts of Asia, which we take seriously and apologize for,\u201d the company said in a statement that was translated by Google. \u201cWe have immediately requested the local team of Snickers to check and adjust its official website and official social account to ensure that the company\u2019s publicity content is accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt present, the markets involved in the event have completed the rectification of relevant content,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cMars Wrigley respects China\u2019s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and strictly follows local Chinese laws and regulations Carry out business operations activities. We will continue to provide Chinese consumers with high-quality products and services service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/snickers-maker-apologizes-to-china-for-referring-to-taiwan-as-its-own-country-11659727945\">noted<\/a> that the company issued a second statement a couple of hours later that stated: \u201cThere is #OnlyOneChina in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The apology from Mars Wrigley comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this week to show that China could not isolate the island from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s visit to the island came despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island\">threats<\/a>\u00a0from Chinese government and military officials, including a Chinese propagandist at a state-run news organization who effectively\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-china-threatens-to-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-if-she-tries-to-visit-taiwan\">threatened<\/a>\u00a0that China could shoot down Pelosi\u2019s plane.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post published an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/08\/02\/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed\/\">op-ed<\/a>\u00a0from Pelosi shortly after she landed on the island, explaining her reason for going.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi noted that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan and that the act said that the U.S. would \u201cconsider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means \u2026 a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience,\u201d Pelosi wrote. \u201cIn recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan\u2019s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China\u2019s army is \u2018likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC,\u201d Pelosi added. \u201cIn the face of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation\u2019s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mars Wrigley, maker of Snickers candy bars, apologized late this week after advertisements in Asia suggested that Taiwan was an independent country. The candy company was running online advertisements with a South Korean boy band that was targeting audiences outside of China. 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