I don't know whom CNN or this guy want to kid.
This guy was talking about the relation****p between the US and China.
He was talking about the Chinese im****t, viz. junks with lead paint
and poison. Then he went on and said "So I think our relation****p
with China has certainly changed. I think they're basically the same
bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years." So the
topic was "China" and until he changed the subject and started
discussing June 4 1989 or the "butchers" of Beijing, say, the "they"
of course referred to China. It is the Chinese people who make the
junks that are im****ted into the U. S., not the Chinese government.
When he talked about China, he was of course talking about the Chinese
people. May it is time for CNN and this guy to take some English as a
foreign language courses.
Also that the CNN Asia article Mr. FLG Wong posted, "(the Chinese
authorities)" was inserted into the quote, viz. words were put into
this Jack Cafferty guy's mouth.
I also wonder why just the last 50 years. Was he being nostalgic
about the good old days when the west enjoyed extra-territorial
rights and unhindered im****t of whatever they wanted into China?
Also note that it was the Asian American who noticed what this guy
said and started protesting. Also that not only PRC flags but also
ROC flags were waved at the protest in Los Angeles.
K. L.
> > Jack Cafferty's Statement Clarified : "Chinese Government are
basically
> > the same bunch of goons and thugs they have always been over the past
50
> > years."
>
> Were these the exact words used by Jack? 'Chinese government' should
> have been a singular entity. Is it?
>
>
>
> > -- Micky's humble opinion: I applaud for such candid and honestly
> > accurate *****sment. --
>
> > CNN Apology: a Chinese Communist Party Scandal
>
> > By Ren Baiming
>
> > Apr 21, 2008
>
> > >From CCN.com/Asia
>
> > The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long history of intentionally
> > mixing up concepts of the Party, country, government and people, so as
> > to incite Chinese people's "patriotic sentiment" to instigate or
divert
> > a crisis when necessary. Instead of introducing a theory about why
this
> > is, I would just like to provide some facts to serve as practical
> > examples for your reference.
>
> > CNN recently made an apology to the CCP over its recent comments on
the
> > Beijing Olympic torch relay. If one examines it more closely, it
should
> > be obvious that it was all a farce.
>
> > On April 17, 2008, the CCP-controlled Xinhua News Agency ran an
article
> > headlined "China Continues to Urge CNN to Offer Sincere Apology over
> > Malicious Attacks on Chinese People," in which Foreign Ministry
> > spokeswoman Jiang Yu said, " We demand CNN and Cafferty himself take
> > back his vile remarks and apologize to all the Chinese people."
>
> > This all goes back to the afternoon of April 9, when CNN broadcasted a
> > live re****t on the Beijing Olympic torch relay in San Francisco.
> > According to the Xinhua News Agency, when CNN host Jack Cafferty was
> > making a comment about Sino-American relation****ps, he said, "I think
> > they (the Chinese authorities) are basically the same bunch of goons
and
> > thugs they have always been over the past 50 years."
>
> > Soon after, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned Cafferty's actions
> > and summoned CNN's Beijing executives to review Cafferty's vile
remarks.
> > CNN immediately became the target of condemnations by people across
> > China. From some of the Xinhua website article titles alone, one can
> > tell that the matter is indeed very serious.
>
> > Such titles include: "CNN Host Refers to Chinese as 'Goons'"; "CNN
> > Incites Racial Discrimination, Shame to Refer to Itself as Human
Rights
> > Defender"; "Who is Trash: Chinese Products or CNN Hosts?"; "Does CNN
> > Host Insult Chinese Due to Ignorance or Shamelessness?"; "CNN Host's
> > Insults Reveal Racism."; "The Voices of Justice Around the World
Should
> > Condemn Cafferty's Nazi-like Remarks" and "CNN Host Insults Chinese,
> > Shame on the U.S. Media."
>
> > CNN issued a statement saying, "it was not Mr. Cafferty's nor CNN's
> > intent to cause offense to the Chinese people, and [CNN] would
apologize
> > who has interpreted the comments this way."
>
> > In the statement issued Tuesday, CNN said Cafferty was offering his
> > "strongly held" opinion of the Chinese government, not China's people,
> > adding that he clarified the point Monday.
>
> > CNN issued a statement on April 15, saying Cafferty was sharing his
> > strong opinion of the Chinese Government, not China's people. It also
> > said, "It should be noted that over many years, Jack Cafferty has
> > expressed critical comments on many governments, including the U.S.
> > government and its leaders." In its statement, CNN added: "CNN would
> > like to clarify that it was not Mr. Cafferty's, nor CNN's, intent to
> > cause offense to the Chinese people, and would apologize to anyone who
> > has interpreted the comments in this way.
>
> > Given that, we have got a clear picture the incident. It's similar to
a
> > scene like this: Jack said something about Tome, and Tom, bringing
Peter
> > with him, questioned Jack for the "maliciously attack." Jack then
> > explained to Peter that the comments are only about Tome, not Peter.
So
> > what do you think Tom would say? You'd think he would say, "So you
were
> > talking about me! Then you should apologize to me!"
>
> > But in the actual incident, the CCP, who's playing Tom, have been
acting
> > weird -- it behaves more like Peter: "Okay, so you were talking about
me.
> > I'm so forgiving and I'm not asking for an apology. However, you have
to
> > apologize to Peter again. Don't say it's about me any more, because if
> > you say so Peter will stop being angry. Why don't you just say you
> > attacked Peter so you guys can settle it up and leave me out of this."
>
> > Of course, the CCP has its official routine interpretations. Jiang Yu
> > said, in reference to CNN's April 15 statement, "CNN turned its attack
> > on the Chinese government to try to sow division between the Chinese
> > government and the people." Therefore, "It's totally unacceptable."
She
> > intensified her remarks and argued that "CNN's statement not only
> > insulted the Chinese people, but also defied the conscience and
justice
> > of humankind."
> > April 17 article from the Xinhua News Agency website
> > April 17 article from the Xinhua News Agency website
>
> > Jiang's logic was truly hard to follow. No matter what Jiang said, she
> > avoided recognizing that the defamation was targeted at the CCP. Near
> > the end of her statement, Jiang reiterated that the Chinese people
would
> > not tolerate humiliation and demanded CNN deliver a sincere apology to
> > the Chinese people.
>
> > The Foreign Affairs Ministry knew full well that media had been
> > "defaming" and "challenging" the CCP. However, the Ministry failed to
> > defend the regime which it represents and demonstrated no courage to
ask
> > CNN for a direct apology to the CCP. Instead, the Ministry's reaction
> > has been confusing and incoherent--it reiterated that CNN should
> > apologize to the Chinese people, an innocent bystander in all of this.
> > Why is it so strange?
>
> > The reason is clear. In fact, the CCP has always tried to incite
> > national sentiment among its people. Its hope is that any condemnation
> > of the CCP may be converted into derogatory racial slurs against the
> > Chinese people. The CCP likes to hide backstage. If it's exposed on
> > stage, it wouldn't be possible to instigate patriotism among the
Chinese
> > people.
>
> > This time, the "CCP" and the "Chinese people" were accidentally
> > differentiated by CNN, leaving the regime in an extremely awkward
> > situation. In order to utilize the Chinese people as the scapegoat for
> > its evils, however, the CCP couldn't do anything other than play the
> > fool so as to spare itself. This is exactly one of the ways the
Chinese
> > people have been exploited by the CCP over the past fifty years.
>
> > Anyhow, it is certain that the CCP mishandled this case. It has been
> > searching for ways to get itself out of this dilemma. There have been
> > articles, accusing Cafferty of adopting a preemptive and boorish style
> > of hosting TV programs. "He is always deliberately criticizing to
arouse
> > disputes so as to secure viewer ratings."
>
> > While the CCP continues attempting to fool the Chinese people, the
best
> > way for them to safeguard their self-respect and dignity, and to
> > demonstrate true patriotism is to quit all of the organizations
> > associated with the Chinese Communist Party.
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