Facebook has blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Sh*thole” in posts when translated into English from Burmese.

The error came to light on the second day of a visit by the president to Myanmar, where Mr Xi and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi signed dozens of agreements covering massive Beijing-backed infrastructure plans.

A statement about the visit published on Ms Suu Kyi’s official Facebook page was littered with references to “Mr Sh*thole” when translated to English.

The Facebook system did not have Mr Xi’s name in its Burmese database and guessed at the translation, the company said as it apologised.

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