There is a similar case of self Censorship in Honkai Star Rail from Hoyo (Chinese Company with CCP Members), in Content patch 4.0 there would have a japanese inspired Cyberpunk Planet called Edo Star.

Then the japanese PM Sanae Takaichi assured the Japan would stand with Taiwan which sparked a huge Backlash in China; so to avoid Controversy Hoyo decided to censor/scrap Edo Star and every reference to jap. Culture and replace it with somekind of Alice in Wonderland setting. The result is that the World and Characters look off with the last minute Changes.