Highway officials in China are apologizing for ‘accidentally’ naming a road XXX. Town Hall committees members were debating naming the motorway in the southeastern province of Guangzhou in honour of local Communist Party leaders but they could not agree which one. They therefore marked the road “XXX” – perhaps forgetting what this could translate to in ‘other disciplines’ Three days after photographs of the sign began circulating on the Chinese internet, local authorities finally admitted the mistake and removed the sign. An official later said, “The city construction committee extends gratitude to the citizen who pointed out the mistake,” and “hopes public will continue to supervise their works.”
