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Sen. Hawley Sends Letter to Google CEO Regarding Chinese Translation 'Mistake' Amidst Hong Kong Protests
June 18, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:

Today Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Google CEO Sudar Pichai expressing concern regarding Google's role in the spread of misinformation during pro-democracy protests in Hong-Kong.

Agence France-Presse reported that Google mistakenly mistranslated the phrase, "I am sad to see Hong Kong become part of China," to, "I am happy to see Hong Kong become par . . .

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