Problem arises in translation of leader’s name from BurmeseTech giant ‘sincerely apologises for offence this has caused’
Facebook has blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused and saying the problem had been fixed.

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