During the broadcasting of the parade of nations 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, MBC was accused domestically and internationally for making depictions of numerous countries that were deemed racist and offensive. The most notable country depictions displayed during the broadcast is the use of the Chernobyl disaster to depict Ukraine and riots to depict Haiti, which were deemed offensive and disrespectful. The incident sparked anger among Ukrainians and Haitians. On 27 July, MBC president Park Sung-jae apologised to the public as well as the affected nations, especially to the Embassy of Ukraine and Romania in Seoul in a press conference and promised to ensure all of its content to be respectful towards universal values and cultural diversity. MBC also declared a written apology on their official website. However, Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph fired back at MBC saying that "Their apology didn't go far enough, but the incident shouldn't be allowed to distract from the athletes who have worked tirelessly for years to get to the Olympics". The incident also caused national uproar among Koreans, some Korean netizens accused MBC for being insensitive and unprofessional, some apologised to the countries affected.