China says the U.S. has apologized for name gaffe

[DonViejo]

Source: Associated Press




JULY 10, 2017, 4:29 A.M.

China said Monday that the U.S. has apologized for mistakenly describing Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said China asked the United States for an explanation of the mistake, and that the U.S. said it was a technical error and corrected it.

In a statement issued Saturday about a meeting in Germany between Xi and President Trump, the White House press office described Xi as president of the Republic of China, the formal name for Taiwan. Communist China, led by Xi, is called the People's Republic of China.

The issue is particularly sensitive because Beijing insists that Taiwan is part of its territory.

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[winstars]

1. Apology Tour 2017 coming soon to your country!

[louis-t]

2. Who in the WH press office made the mistake?

Gannon? Ivanka? Kellyann? Some other dumbass? A bunch of amateurs have taken over the country.

[riversedge]

3. tsk tsk.

[barbtries]

4. they're so inept.

a bunch of jokes running the show. what a disaster. what a catastrophe. it never stops.

[justhanginon]

5. The new American exceptionalism under the trump regime.

They bring to mind the old acronym, "SNAFU". Unfortunately there are still 3 1/2 years to go of having to constantly aplogize for things that should not happen under a competent administration.

[WhiteTara]

6. "it was a technical error"

Yes, it came out of the Trump mis-adminstration!