Nike dropped a line of sneakers after its designer risked angering China by supporting mass protests in Hong Kong

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Nike dropped a line of sneakers after its designer risked angering China by supporting mass protests in Hong Kong
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Nike and Japanese brand Undercover were set to launch a new line of sneakers until Undercover Instagrammed a photo stating 'no extradition to China.'

Nike reportedly axed a new line of China-only sneakers after the designer Instagrammed a photo in support of the Hong Kong protests. Nike and Japanese streetwear brand Undercover, headed by Jun Takahashi, were to release a new collaboration on June 14. But the release was cancelled, according to the Financial Times, after a photo of protesters was posted on Undercover's Instagram page titled"no extradition to China.

Nike reportedly axed a new line of China-only sneakers after the designer Instagrammed a photo in support of the Hong Kong protests. Nike and Japanese streetwear brand Undercover, headed by Jun Takahashi, were to release a new collaboration on June 14. But the release was cancelled, according to the Financial Times, after a photo of protesters was posted on Undercover's Instagram page titled"no extradition to China.

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