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Pigs Banned amid Chinese Year of the Pig

A victory for tolerance, shall we say?

Chinese Year of the PigLi Changchun (China's biggest nanny) has banned images and mention of pigs in TV advertisements airing over the lunar new year to avoid offending the country's Muslims, DPA (via Sydney Morning Herald) reported.

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The end of Chinese civilisation as we know it!

Link:
In China TV Ads, In Nod to Muslims - Wall Street Journal (Chinese)

Photo:
Xinhua

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