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31 Oct, 2013

ABC apology fails to appease Chinese Americans – People’s Daily Online

An Asian-American rights group has expressed its dissatisfaction with ABC’s apology over the inappropriate handling of children’s remarks in a TV show, Sing Tao Daily has reported.

In ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” one child suggested that a solution to the U.S. sovereign debt issue could be to “kill everyone in China,” and another suggested putting up a huge wall around China.

The U.S. TV network has apologized for mishandling of the situation following a complaint from the 80-20 Political Action Committee, a pan-Asian-American political organization, which later showed its dissatisfaction, claiming the apology letter was not public or sincere enough.

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