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EU Commissioner Oettinger Apologizes for Describing the Chinese as 'Slit-Eyes'
EU Commissioner Oettinger Apologizes for Describing the Chinese as 'Slit-Eyes'
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EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society Gunther Oettinger on Thursday apologized for his earlier remarks, considered racially offensive for the... 03.11.2016, Sputnik International
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EU Commissioner Oettinger Apologizes for Describing the Chinese as 'Slit-Eyes'
11:00 GMT 03.11.2016 (Updated: 11:07 GMT 03.11.2016) EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society Gunther Oettinger on Thursday apologized for his earlier remarks, considered racially offensive for the people of China.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier this week, media reported that Oettinger referred to Chinese people as “slit-eyes” and “sly dogs” while speaking at a business event in Hamburg.
"I had time to reflect on my speech, and I can now see that the words I used have created bad feelings and may even have hurt people. This was not my intention and I would like to apologise for any remark that was not as respectful as it should have been," the press release published on the European Commission website read.
