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Re: Beware of Greek letters.. (none / 0)

According to Wiki, Xi is not such a "common" Chinese last name, coming only at number 108.

by Bernard (bernard) on Sun Nov 28th, 2021 at 09:34:04 PM EST
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Re: Beware of Greek letters.. (none / 0)
Perhaps Chinese characters?

冒 犯 中 國 國 家 主 席 習 近 平

Translation:
".. causing offense to Chinese president Xi Jinping."


Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Sun Nov 28th, 2021 at 10:58:01 PM EST
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"Sick man of Asia"? (none / 0)
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over 'racist' headline on coronavirus op-ed
At a regularly scheduled news briefing Wednesday a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said China objected to an essay published in the Journal's editorial pages earlier this month with the headline, "China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia."
by Cat on Mon Nov 29th, 2021 at 03:49:24 PM EST
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Re: "Sick man of Asia"? (none / 0)
Operation Mockingbird - CIA Agents Provocateurs

Fits the Murdoch agents in China, took the CCP long enough!

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Mon Nov 29th, 2021 at 05:59:55 PM EST
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Re: "Sick man of Asia"? (none / 0)
Again? Hasn't China already expelled a WSJ journalist one or two years ago? Also for the crime of lèse-majesté?

Are Xi's minions making it an habit? Let's kick a foreign journalist out for Christmas...

by Bernard (bernard) on Mon Dec 13th, 2021 at 07:51:04 PM EST
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