The American Broadcasting Company has issued a statement on its website apologizing for the airing of a talk show segment which has been widely considered racist among the Chinese community.

The broadcaster also promised to strengthen its review process and take other steps to "prevent this type of issue from happening again." ABC said it has taken down the clip from all of its online platforms and the show has decided to forego any future segments of Kids Table.

During an episode of the Jimmy Kimmel show on October 16, host Kimmel asked children on how the United States should deal with the government shutdown and the national debt owed to China. One of the children commented that the United States should "kill everyone in China," creating an uproar in the Chinese community".