FACEBOOK TRANSLATING CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S NAME TO 'MR SHITHOLE'

Facebook is translating the name of Chinese president Xi Jinping to “Mr Sh*thole” for some users.

The error is occurring on the official Facebook page of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in a post that recounted her meeting with Mr Xi during his state visit to Myanmar.

Originally written in Burmese, Facebook’s translation into English refers to Mr Xi as “Mr Sh*thole” six separate times.

“Mr Sh*thole, President of China, arrives at 4pm,” the translation stated. 

“Consultant Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is friendly. And the president of China, Mr Sh*thole, signed a guest record of the house of representatives.”

“We are aware of an issue regarding Burmese to English translations on Facebook, and we’re doing everything we can to fix this as quickly as possible,” a Facebook spokesperson told The Independent.