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China must be a very sensitive country
by Scott Gilbreath ~ December 18th, 2008
China’s hissy-fit over the recent meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama prompted two bloggers to count the number of times that China has accused other nations of hurting the feelings of the Chinese people. It appears that about 25% of the world’s countries have done that very thing. The Chinese must have very delicate sensibilities.
China’s blogs and online forums have reacted in different ways to the official indignation over French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dаlаi Lаmа.
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But other netizens were inspired by the words of the deputy foreign minister; “The meeting grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs, severely undermined China’s core interests, gravely hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and damaged the political basis of China-France and China-EU relations.”
Pouring through the online archives of the People’s Daily between 1946-2006 resulted in this map showing in black the 42 countries that have hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.
Here’s the list.
- Europe (12): Vatican City, UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, The Czech Republic, Sweden, Denmark, Slovenia, Albania
- North America (2): USA, Canada
- Central America (6): Guatemala, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honduras, Nicaragua
- South America (1): Chile
- Oceania (4): New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Marshall Islands
- Africa (9): Chad, Malawi, Burkina Faso, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gambia, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa
- Asia (8): Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Jordan, (disputed: Cambodia, Laos)
h/t: Global Voices
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