So Chinese citizens also think that ad is racist - CNET

Social media users have expressed growing ire about a new Chinese laundry detergent commercial by company Qiaobi. According to Quartz, though, that frustration hasn't been limited to Weste countries. According to the publication, most users discussing the commercial on Weibo, a Chinese blogging platform, say the commercial is "racist," "horrible and disgusting."

While China's political and economic relations with (along with their media depictions of) Africa and people of darker complexion have been historically fraught, the social response in China has not been as consistently apathetic as some publications have arguably implied.

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