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Nike Pulls Houston Rockets Merchandise From China Stores

Paul Bois
Nike Pulls Houston Rockets Merchandise From China Stores
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In another round of capitulation to the communist Chinese government in the name of profit, the predominantly left-leaning company Nike has removed Houston Rockets merchandise from its Chinese stores.

“Houston Rockets sneakers and other merchandise were pulled from several Nike stores in major Chinese cities amid the furor surrounding a tweet from the team’s general manager in support of anti-government protests in Hong Kong,” reports Reuters. “Managers at five Nike stores in Beijing and Shanghai told Reuters during visits on Thursday they had been told in recent days via a memo from management that all Rockets merchandise had to be removed. Reuters was unable to view the memo.”

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