By Herman Lai, posted Aug 31, 2011 at 8:28 AM, 1,291 views,

Tim Cook Is A “Sufferer of Homosexuality”, Says Chinese Internet Giant

Recently, the Chinese tech giant Tencent provoked the China’s gay and lesbian community due to one of their article describes Apple newly appointed CEO Tim Cook as a “sufferer of homosexuality”. Tencent has issued a retraction for its use of term, saying the content had been amended and apologized to all readers who were offended.

Tencent’s recent article on its content portal describes Apple’s new CEO Tim Cook as a “sufferer of homosexuality”

Tencent pulls down the description of “sufferer of homosexuality” after the China’s gay and lesbian community lambasted the company

Apple CEO Tim Cook did not respond to the incident yet. But probably it is no longer necessary as Tencent has already changed its word of the content.

Tencent found in 1998, third largest Internet company in the world behind Google and Amazon, became prominent by providing users with “one-stop online lifestyle services” — QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai and Tenpay. Please click here for more info about Tencent.

Source: Weibo via Shanghaiist