Supposedly, it was a simple grammatical error, and was meant to imply that Chinese food should be consumed, not Chinese people.
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The T-shirts in question have since been removed and the company responded on Facebook to the situation: “Thank you to those who have reported designs. We will review these individually and take appropriate action.”
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