Hello Kitty Cancels Vivant Collaboration After China Backlash
Japanese entertainment company Sanrio has abruptly canceled its collaboration between Hello Kitty and the hit television drama Vivant, following criticism from Chinese state media over scenes depicting Chinese intelligence agents brutally torturing Japanese operatives.
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