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IT happens: Facebook sorry for Xi Jinping's name gaffe

Facebook has apologised for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his visit to Myanmar. ​​​But the historic moment was dimmed by the automatic translation feature on Myanmar's Facebook page — which rendered Jinping's name from Burmese into English as "Mr Shithole".

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