Once arouse reaction begins,
win or lose it will make MEDIAs
more careful in future!!!!!!!
CNN sued for US$1.3b - US$1 per person in China
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Reuters
HONG KONG - A CHINESE primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a
suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese
people and are seeking US$1.3 billion (S$1.8 billion) in compensation -
US$1
per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper re****ted.
The case against the Atlanta-based cable channel, its parent company
Turner
Broadcasting and Jack Cafferty, the offending commentator, comes after 14
lawyers launched a similar suit in Beijing alleging that Mr Cafferty's
remarks earlier this month violated the dignity and reputation of the
Chinese people.
Mr Cafferty said the United States im****ted Chinese-made 'junk with the
lead
paint on them and the poisoned pet food' and added: 'They're basically the
same bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years'.
CNN said Mr Cafferty was expressing an opinion about the Chinese
government,
but the Foreign Ministry demanded an apology and accused the network of
trying to drive a wedge between the Chinese people and leader****p.
The lawsuits come amid a wave of criticism in China against Western news
outlets in the wake of recent unrest in Tibet and disruptions to the
Beijing
Olympic torch relay abroad.
In New York, Liang Shubing, the beautician, and Li Lilan, a Beijing-based
elementary school instructor, claimed Mr Cafferty's words insulted all
Chinese people and 'intentionally caused mental harm' to the plaintiffs,
the
Ta Kung Pao newspaper re****ted on Thursday.
Six lawyers were handling the case for Liang and Li, it said.
'The US$1.3 billion averages out to US$1 per Chinese person, so it isn't
much,' the newspaper quoted a lawyer as saying. -- REUTERS
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