German Soccer Club Issues Apology After Chinese Netizens Complain of Facebook Post With Taiwan Flag

German Soccer Club Issues Apology After Chinese Netizens Complain of Facebook Post With Taiwan Flag
The Logo of FC Bayern Muenchen is seen at Saebener Strasse training ground in Munich, Germany, on Nov. 03, 2019. Sebastian Widmann/Bongarts/Getty Images
Frank Fang
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German soccer club FC Bayern Munich has become the latest international brand to toe Beijing’s line on Taiwan.

On Feb. 14, the German soccer club issued an apology on its official Weibo account over a Facebook post made two days earlier. The post included an emoji of Taiwan’s national flag next to the phrase “happy new year” in simplified Chinese characters. Weibo is China’s equivalent of Twitter.

Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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