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>A Pokémon card game event at a shrine honouring Japan's war dead has been cancelled following a backlash in China.
>The Pokémon Company apologised for advertising the event, organised by a certified third party, through its official website, and said it "should not have been held in the first place".
>"Brands that disregard history and hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will ultimately be abandoned," the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official news site, commented when the event came to light earlier this week. "The relevant enterprises must accordingly take social responsibility and not make light of the heavy weight of history in the name of entertainment."
>"After the incident was discovered, the event was promptly cancelled," [TPCI] said. "We sincerely apologise for the various reactions and opinions that have been generated as a result of this publication."
https://archive.is/ktaTV
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>The Pokémon Company apologised for advertising the event, organised by a certified third party, through its official website, and said it "should not have been held in the first place".
>"Brands that disregard history and hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will ultimately be abandoned," the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official news site, commented when the event came to light earlier this week. "The relevant enterprises must accordingly take social responsibility and not make light of the heavy weight of history in the name of entertainment."
>"After the incident was discovered, the event was promptly cancelled," [TPCI] said. "We sincerely apologise for the various reactions and opinions that have been generated as a result of this publication."
https://archive.is/ktaTV
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