SVT apologizes for culturally insensitive program
18:17, Sep 27, 2018
Chinese Embassy in Sweden urges SVT to 'reflect deeply and apologize sincerely'
“As we solemnly pointed out, the Swedish Television SVT’s program maliciously insulted China and the Chinese people. Thomas Hall avoided mentioning the deliberately racist and discriminatory remarks and deeds in the show, which is completely sophistry and evasive. We will never accept such an ‘apology’”, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Sweden on its official website.“We have noted
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Insulting show loses overall message: Swedish TV station
(Screenshot of the video)Swedish television station SVT on Tuesday published an article on its official website responding to a news program that was recently slammed for insulting China and its people – acknowledging that the program’s overall message was lost, but still offered no apology for the racial discrimination.SVT interviewed Thomas Hall, the entertainment manager of SVT, in the article
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Chinese Embassy in Sweden urges apology on SVT’s program insulting China
(Screenshot of the video)SVT, Sweden’s largest television station, on Friday aired a segment that insulted Chinese tourists and the country as a whole by using incorrect maps that did not include Taiwan Province and Tibet as part of China.Co-hosts Jesper RÖnndahl and Hanna Dorsin both used derogatory terms and images to describe Chinese tourists on the show. The station posted
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