Snickers maker apologises in China for suggesting Taiwan is a country. Twitter reacts

The maker of the Snickers candy bar, Mars Wrigley, has apologised for a product launch which suggested that Taiwan is a country.

This is after its promotional material of a limited edition Snickers bar said the product would only be available in the "countries" of South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan.

It went viral on China's microblogging platform Weibo and users panned it for calling Taiwan a country, Reuters reported. China claims Taiwan as its own, and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary.


Following this, Mars Wrigley on Friday published an apology on its Snickers China Weibo account, saying the relevant content had been amended.

As the news of Mars Wrigley's apology broke, users on Twitter reacted with amazement.