ABC makes formal apology for offensive skit  

ABC公开道歉认错 美侨领称抗议取得“大部分胜利”

美国广播公司(ABC)电视台上月在脱口秀节目中公开播出“杀光中国人”言论后，在美华人抗议活动持续不断。11月9日，美国爆发了有史以来范围最大的华人抗议活动。10日，媒体报道ABC公开道歉，声明承认错误，承诺杜绝类似事件。11日，美国知名侨领表示，抗议活动取得大部分胜利。[查看全文]

New York (CNS) -- The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has issued a statement on its website apologizing for a talk show segment that has been widely considered racist among the Chinese community.

In a press release titled "Statement on behalf of ABC Entertainment and Jimmy Kimmel Live!" dated Nov. 8, the broadcaster also promised to strengthen its review process and take more steps to "prevent this type of issue from happening again," according to Xinhua News Agency.

Hua Junxiong, executive vice president of the New York-based China Peaceful Unification Promotion Association, attributed the apology to coordination by the Chinese community in the US.

Hua said Chinese communities in major cities coordinated their efforts and launched a nationwide movement, thanks to young people and social media.

Protests by Chinese Americans have gotten attention from mainstream media in the US, including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and CNN, Hua said.

In those protests, no one clashed with police and no trash was left at those spots, Hua added.

A petition on We the People, a White House website, created on Oct. 19 had received more than 100,000 signatures by last Thursday.