Business Hall of Bootlickers:

* Activision Blizzard: [banned player](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dexeva/blizzard_banned_and_took_player_off_air_after_his/) for supporting Hong Kong democracy protest. Confiscated all his winnings. Fired the 2 casters who interviewed him.

* Apple: [censors Taiwan flag emoji](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dex1j0/apple_bows_to_china_by_censoring_taiwan_flag_emoji/) in iOS in Hong Kong

* Apple (partial entry): [censored Hong Kong protest map](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-hk-protest-map/) from App Store. Relented after it turned into a PR mess, now letting the app into App Store.

* Vans: [censors pro-HK democracy design](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dekxtu/vans_shoes_face_boycott_calls_after_company/) in its shoe design competition

* NBA (partial entry): [rebuked](https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nba-statement-english-chinese-66104687) Rockets manager for his pro-HK tweet, saying NBA was “*extremely disappointed with Morey’s inappropriate comment.*” Backpedalled after this turned into PR nightmare, now saying they support Morey’s freedom of speech.

* Disney / ESPN: [forbids](https://deadspin.com/internal-memo-espn-forbids-discussion-of-chinese-polit-1838881032) any mention of Chinese politics when discussing Rockets manager’s pro-HK tweet. ESPN hosts castigated Morey & speculated about his sincerity, but they will not talk about what caused the tweet: China’s encroachment on HK

* Viacom / Paramount: [censors Taiwan flag](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/tom-cruises-top-gun-jacket-shows-how-key-china-is-to-film-industry.html) from the jacket worn by Tom Cruise in the new “Top Gun” movie

* Disney / Marvel: [censored Tibetan monk](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/tibet-supporters-protest-marvel-s-dr-strange-over-changed-character-n677706) from “Doctor Strange” and turned him into a white woman. Per the movie’s screenwriter: “*if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit*”.

* ASICS, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fresh, Givenchy, Pocari Sweat, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski: details [here](https://www.whatsonweibo.com/these-are-the-foreign-brands-apologizing-to-china-amid-hong-kong-tensions/)

* Marriott: apologized to China & [changed “Taiwan” to “Taiwan, China”](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2160030/taiwan-hotel-cuts-ties-marriott-protest-caving-beijing) after China threw a hissy fit

* Nike: [removed](https://fadeawayworld.net/2019/10/08/nike-removes-all-houston-rockets-related-products-from-their-china-webstore/) all Houston Rockets products from their China webstore

* Activision Blizzard: [cut livestream](https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfaz21/american_university_hearthstone_team_holds_up/) when American University team held up pro-HK sign.

* Apple: [handed over](https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/18/17587304/apple-icloud-china-user-data-state-run-telecom-privacy-security) iCloud data & encryption keys to China

* Riot Games: [censors](https://www.reddit.com/r/LivestreamFail/comments/dfcjqa/riot_games_owned_100_by_tencent_chinese/) the words “Hong Kong”, forcing casters to refer to team “Hong Kong Attitude” as “HKA”.

* Cathay Pacific: [fired](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/28/cathay-pacific-denounced-for-firing-hong-kong-staff-on-china-orders) employees for FB posts supporting HK protests.

* Apple: [minimized](https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/6/20853393/apple-iphone-ios-exploits-statement-security-google-false-impressions) the seriousness of iOS exploits that enabled China to track Uyghurs, when 1M+ of them are rounded up by China in concentration camps

* Google: [censored](https://lihkg.com/thread/1639291/page/1) pro-HK game “[The Revolution of Our Times](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=story.hk.hkmovement&hl=en_US)” from Google Play because it was about a “*sensitive event*”.

* Gap: [apologized to China](https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/15/news/companies/gap-tshirt-map-of-china/index.html) for selling T-shirts IN CANADA that didn’t include Taiwan as part of China

* Tiffany: [removed](https://news.yahoo.com/tiffany-removes-advert-over-hong-kong-controversy-093418861.html) tweet showing a model covering 1 eye after China accused it of supporting HK protest

* Marriott: [fired](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2128124/marriott-sacks-employee-who-liked-twitter-post-tibet-independence) employee who liked tweet from Tibetan group

After decades of opening up Western market to China while turning a blind eye to rampant Chinese IP thefts, forced tech transfers, & protectionism, we are looking at widespread control of Western businesses by China. Businesses that are not under outright Chinese control still kowtow to China out of fear of China’s retaliation.

This is a very incomplete list of what we’re seeing publicly. Imagine how bad it is behind closed doors.

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MORE ENTRIES:

* Mercedes: [apologized](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/07/mercedes-apologises-china-quoting-dalai-lama/) for “hurting the feelings” of the people of China for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram

* American Airlines, Delta, United: [deleted](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7) any mention of Taiwan as a country from their websites after China gave them the order

* Audi: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#audi-1) for using an “incorrect geographical map” of China that left off Taiwan

* Muji: [destroyed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#muji-2) store catalogs that contain an “incorrect” map of China

* Zara: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#zara-4) for listing Taiwan as a country on its website

* Medtronic: [apologized](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#medtronic-5) for publishing “illegal content” that listed “Republic of China (Taiwan)” as a country on its website

* Ray-Ban: [changed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#ray-ban-7) its website description of “Taiwan” & “Hongkong” to “China Taiwan” & “China Hongkong”

* Qantas, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, ANA: [changed](https://www.businessinsider.com/which-companies-have-changed-taiwan-description-china-2018-7#international-airlines-8) “Taiwan” to “Taiwan China” on their websites afetr China gave them the order

* TikTok: [censored](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/25/revealed-how-tiktok-censors-videos-that-do-not-please-beijing) videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or the banned religious group Falun Gong

* Sheraton: [banned](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3791266) Taiwan National Day event after China embassy gave it the order. China called the Taiwan National Day celebration [“*illegal and a crime against international law*”](https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/kinas-ambassad-pressade-hotell-att-inte-lata-taiwan-representanter-fira-sin-nationaldag-/)

* Disney: [shrank/removed](https://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-china-poster-controversy-john-boyega-1201653494/) non-white characters from Chinese poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

* Philadelphia Sixers: [ejected](https://6abc.com/sports/sixers-fan-supporting-hong-kong-ejected-from-preseason-game/5604293/) fans from game for supporting HK

* Valve: [removed](https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18239937/taiwanese-horror-game-devotion-gone-steam-removed-winnie-the-pooh-meme-china) Taiwanese game from Steam for containing Winnie the Pooh

* Princeton: [doesn’t talk about](https://quillette.com/2019/07/22/when-the-lion-wakes-the-global-threat-of-the-chinese-communist-party/) the 3 Ts: Tibet, Tiananmen, Taiwan

* Leica: released ad on Tiananmen protest. [Apologized & distanced itself](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3006817/leica-camera-backs-away-promotional-video-depicting-tiananmen) from ad

* Reddit: took $150M from Tencent. Removed threads like [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dfc6qi/disneyowned_espn_forbids_discussion_of_chinese/)

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REVERSE ENTRIES:

* Matt Stone & Trey Parker: South Park “Band in China”. Then issued an [official apology to China](https://www.facebook.com/southpark/photos/a.412559132004/10156683044637005): “*Like the NBA, we welcome the chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts. We too love money more than freedom and democracy. Xi doesn’t look just like Winnie the Pooh at all.*”

* Red Bull: [released](http://sendvid.com/q6xdrgrn) a video supporting protests for freedom and liberty

* Ubisoft: listened to fan complaints and [said “no”](https://www.windowscentral.com/rainbow-six-siege-drops-china-censorship-reverts-aesthetic-changes) to China censor after initially indicating they would [tone down](https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/3/18058884/rainbow-six-siege-censored-china-pc-ps4-xbox-one-ubisoft) content of “Rainbow Six: Siege” to be China-compliant.

* Prague: [cancel](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/10/07/prague-moves-to-cancel-partnership-agreement-with-beijing/) partnership with Beijing over 1-China principle