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　　Coca-Cola sent a letter to this website: The advertisement suspected of "Tibet independence" has been taken down.

　　Global Times Global Network News: On April 9, foreign media reported that the advertisement of Coca-Cola Company with Tibetan image posted in a German railway station caused dissatisfaction among netizens in China. Some netizens think that this advertising picture implies "realizing freedom". A statement sent by Coca-Cola (China) Co., Ltd. to Global Times & World Wide Web on the 10th said that the advertisement was an old advertisement launched in Germany in 2003, and stressed that it did not contain any political or religious background. Coca-Cola Company said that the advertisement had been taken down on the same day.

　　Netizens accused Coca-Cola of advertising support for "Tibet independence"

　　On April 9th, the Guardian reported in a report entitled "China netizens claim that Coca-Cola supports Tibetans" that the advertisement of the Coca-Cola Company with Tibetans was criticized by netizens in China. A netizen said that an advertisement of Coca-Cola involved supporting "Tibet independence", which triggered a boycott of the brand by some China nationalists.

　　The report said that a poster was posted in a railway station in Germany: a group of monks were riding a roller coaster, and the picture was supplemented by the slogan "make it real". According to the report, this picture aroused the anger of a China netizen who emigrated overseas. He posted the photo on the famous Tianya website in China. On the internet, he wrote: "Germany began to appear advertisements supporting Tibet independence. Coca cola! Ok, I remember. Never get your hands on this damn product again. " Then, he commented: "Three monks represent the Tibetan Lama, and riding a roller coaster symbolizes freedom. Make it real’ means’ realizing freedom’. "

　　According to the report, some people think that this netizen’s comments are far-fetched, but more people expressed their support for this netizen who posted the photos, and they vowed to stop drinking Coca-Cola.

　　On the evening of the 8th, a spokesman for Coca-Cola Company said that the company regretted any emotional injury caused by the monk image featured in an old poster in 2003. He said that this was really not Coca-Cola’s intention. This poster shot in the past was posted in a shop window in Bremen, and it was removed after the incident.