Companies Champion Social Causes, Except on China Matters

U.S. sports apparel giant Nike Inc. cancelled a line of limited-edition sneakers in China after the shoe’s Japanese designer voiced his support for recent Hong Kong protests.
Companies Champion Social Causes, Except on China Matters
People walk by a Nike advertisement featuring Nike ambassador Colin Kaepernick, a former NFL football star, in New York City on Sept. 6, 2018. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo
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U.S. sports apparel giant Nike Inc. canceled a line of limited-edition sneakers in China after the shoe’s Japanese designer voiced his support for recent Hong Kong protests.

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Fan Yu is an expert in finance and economics and has contributed analyses on China's economy since 2015.
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