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Bikini-clad child models in China stir outrage

A company that featured bikini-clad child models as young as five years old at a Chinese car show sought Wednesday to defuse the controversy but also defended its actions.

This photo taken on November 16 shows a young child (C) and a model posing beside a car during the Chutian Auto Culture Festival in Wuhan. The company that featured bikini-clad child models as young as five years old at a Chinese car show sought Wednesday to defuse the controversy but also defended its actions.

"We hope that (the controversy) will calm down as soon as possible, and we do not wish to keep discussing this," said an employee of of 7-Wind Model Costume reached by AFP.

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