Apple is the latest brand in the list of brands like Versace and Tiffany, which have been criticized by China for protests in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG, China
Global companies and brands are firmly present in China to show the dangers of widespread consumers in the world's most populous country in Hong Kong.
Apple was the last company to criticize an application that helped Hong Kong protesters monitor police movements on Thursday.
The following are the latest news from US and European companies that they are talking about protest issues or facing trading consumers.
Apple Inc
The iPhone maker has deleted the HKmap.live application, which is BackupHK, which acts as the mirror of the HKmap.live application, as well as a separate application called Police.
Apple approved it last week only after it rejected the application earlier this month. The official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party said that Apple was involved in helping protesters, calling the practice "toxic".
Nike Inc
During a tweet by the general manager of the team supporting anti-government protests in Hong Kong, Houston rocket shoes and other goods were withdrawn from Nike stores in major Chinese cities.
Vans
VF Corp's apparel brand Vans removed "a small number" of submissions in a sneaker design competition including one apparently giving a shout out to Hong Kong protests.
Tiffany & Co
The jeweler deleted a Twitter ad on Monday showing a female model covering her right eye, some of whom interpreted as support protesters in Hong Kong.
A medical doctor admitted to hospital after being blindfolded during the August protests became a symbol of protesters' statement that police used excessive force.
A spokesman for the Tiffany said the campaign was photographed in May and is by no means a political statement.
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