Rebiya Uses Fake Evidence July 10, 2009
Posted by Taikor in China.Tags: rebiya, Xinjiang
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update:image link problems have been rectified
Faking up evidence against the Chinese government is a popular trend. Even Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, resort to this treachery.
Rebiya is seen here showing a picture which she describes as “the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Urumqi, China, by Chinese police” when interviewed by Qatar’s Al Jazeera.
The picture, however, is actually a news photo by Nanfang Daily of a protest scene taken last month in Hubei province.
Many others too have join the lying fest and hopped onto the deceitful bandwagon.
A demonstrator outside the China Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, hold a picture of an accident scene which happened in May 15 2009 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province with the description “victims of Xinjiang violence”.
edited: July 16
Why Chinese Shouldn’t Have Foreign Names July 3, 2009
Posted by Taikor in culture.Tags: foreign names
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为何华人不该有洋名
1. A Scenario:
Caller: Hello, can I speak to Annie Wan?
Operator: Yes, you can speak to me.
Caller: No, I want to speak to Annie Wan.
Operator: You are talking to someone! Who is this?
Caller: I’m Sam Wan. And I need to talk to Annie Wan. It’s urgent!
Operator: I know you are someone; and you want to talk to anyone! But what’s this urgent matter about?
Caller: Well… just tell my sister Annie Wan that our brother Noel Wan has involved in an accident. Noel Wan got injured and now Noel Wan is being sent to the hospital. Right now, Avery Wan is on his way to the hospital.
Operator: Look, if no one was injured and no one was sent to the hospital, then the accident isn’t an urgent matter! You may find this a funny joke but I don’t have time for this!
Caller: That’s rude! Who are you?!
Operator: I’m Saw Lee.
Caller: Right! You should be sorry. Now give me your name!!
2. Some Other Issues / Reasons:
Anne Chang = Dirty (Mandarin)
Anne Chin = Keep Quiet (Mandarin)
Faye Chen = Dusty (Mandarin)
Carl Cheng = Buttock (Hokkien)
Monica Cheng = Touch Your Buttock (Hokkien)
Lucy Leow = You’re Dead (Hokkien)
Jane Tan = Frying Eggs (Mandarin)
Suzie Leow = Lose Till Death (Hokkien)
Henry Mah = Hate Your Mum (Mandarin)
Corrine Tai = Poor Fellow (Hokkien)
Paul Chan = Bankrupt (Mandarin)
Nelson Tan = Bird Laying Eggs (Mandarin)
Leslie Tong = Rubbish Bin (Mandarin)
Carmen Teng = Leg-hair Long (Hokkien)
Connie Mah = Call Your Mother (Cantonese)
Danny See = Squeeze You To Death (Hokkien)
Rosie Teng = Screws And Nails (Hokkien)
Pete Tsai = Nose Droppings (Hokkien)
Macy Koh = Never Die Before (Cantonese)
p/s: Now add more in your comment so that we can update this piece 
Melamine Overdose October 31, 2008
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China’s food and product safety problem has finally taken its toll with a highly devastating poison milk scandal which killed four infants and sickens tens of thousand others.
The milk was deliberately contaminated with high amount of melamine – a chemical substance commonly found in miniscule amount in most food products though – to increase its protein count. In other words, the dairy product was overdosed with chemical, way above the acceptable standard level that it became toxic.
Consumers’ confidence on Chinese goods and produce has plumbed new depth. Governments around the world reacted with a raft of measures to check on imported Chinese goods.
It is always said that China is always betrayed by its own people. How very true! In this case, the irresponsible action of some black sheeps has severely affected Chinese businesses, especially those in the export sector, whilst boosted foreign businesses in and abroad the country.
China has a bad record on food and product safety, although in some cases not entirely the Chinese fault. The country is well-known for the lack of ethics and morals by some of its entrepreneurs and business operators. It has given “Made-In-China” a bad name.
There are now bans, extensive tests and recalling of suspicious goods. Let it be a lesson. Until China improves on its food and product safety, all nations have the right to boycott Chinese goods. However, did it ever learn?
In mid 2007, the State Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief, Zheng Xiaoyu, was executed for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash. The company, Sanlu, which produces the milk was ’state-owned’. High treason, really! Even the regulators are also corrupt. Then there was the contaminated fish export to Hong Kong, fake eggs, lead paint on toys and now tainted eggs.
It reveals a pattern of widespread corruption in Chinese businesses.
Zhonghua ORG condemns such practises! We hope the motherland would be ‘great’ and become a superpower. But China cannot become great if it continues to behave like a third-world country. It has to change. It’s people have to change. They must change their mentality and attitude in regards to human life and trust. Without credibility, there’s limit to what China can achieve.
Israeli Medalist: Chinese Are ‘Shits’ September 13, 2008
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Israel’s only medalist (bronze) at the Beijing Games, Shahar Zubari, described the Chinese people as ’shits’.
The windsurfer relates to Yediot Aharonoth that he didn’t feel very comfortable during the month and a half he spent in China and he was happy to leave the Asian country knowing he wouldn’t have to see any more Chinese people.
When asked to describe the Chinese in one word, whereby he called them ’shits’.
JPost:
“They are difficult. They don’t speak the language, their rituals are strange and even their pronunciation is weird.
I don’t like [Chinese] food, I don’t eat pig. Give me home cooked food, especially hummus. I can live off hummus.“
As a result, the Chinese embassy in Tel Aviv cancelled Wednesday’s celebratory reception for the Israeli Olympic delegation in protest against Zubari’s comments.
Israeli Sports Minister Ghaleb Majadle has written an apology to the Chinese Embassy.
sports.jpost.com: “…he described the Chinese people as “sh*ts,” ridiculed their accents and said how much he didn’t like their food“
Haaretz: “…he called the Chinese, the hosts of last month’s Beijing Olympics, ’shits’“
edited: Sep 15
LA Times: Chinese Medal Haul Forced September 3, 2008
Posted by Taikor in media, sports.Tags: Beijing Olympics
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LA Times was not telling the complete truth about Cao Lei’s incognizance of her mother’s death before the Games.
LA Times: China’s gold medals came at a high price
“Cao Lei, was kept in such seclusion training for the Olympics that she wasn’t told her mother was dying” – Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer.
But the weightlifter gold medalist was not told of her mother’s condition by her father; not the ‘authorities’. Her father kept her in the dark while her coach informed her immediately upon knowing of the situation, causing her to be overcome by grief and failed in the third attempt to break a total world record.
Ms. Demick also painted dark pictures of other Chinese gold medalists:
Xian Dongmei….won her gold medal in judo…had not seen her 18-month-old daughter in one year, monitoring the girl’s growth only by webcam
Chen Ruolin…was ordered to skip dinner for one year to keep her body sharp as a razor slicing into the water
In contrast, the glory of US athletes are attributed to openness, freedom and ‘fun‘:
“Americans rambled on about their parents, their siblings, their pets, their hobbies. They repeatedly used the word fun…many U.S. team members hauled their parents to Beijing, most Chinese parents had to settle for watching the Games on television…many U.S. athletes have ambitious parents to nurture their talents, China’s future champions are drafted as young children for state-run boarding schools“
So, ‘many‘ Chinese parents were not ambitious to nurture their children’s talents. They just leave their kids with the fun-less and torturous sports academies…
“The state is the supreme entity and the role of the individual is to support the state…they are treated like rank-and-file soldiers“
Was Michael Phelps ‘advised‘ or ‘ordered‘ to binge?
Michael Phelps’ Diet:
Breakfast: Three fried egg sandwiches; cheese; tomatoes; lettuce; fried onions; mayonnaise; three chocolate-chip pancakes; five-egg omelette; three sugar-coated slices of French toast; bowl of grits; two cups of coffee
Lunch: Half-kilogram (one pound) of enriched pasta; two large ham and cheese sandwiches with mayonnaise on white bread; energy drinks
Dinner: Half-kilogram of pasta, with carbonara sauce; large pizza; energy drinks
At a staggering 10,000 calories, that could feed five average men for a day.
Journalist Banned For China-Friendly August 29, 2008
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A Chinese editor of Germany’s Deutsche Welle was suspended for commenting positively about China’s human rights record.
Four days before the Beijing Olympics, Zhang Danhong remarked in the broadcaster’s Chinese programme that “The Communist Party of China has more than any political force in the world implemented Article 3 of the Declaration of Human Rights“, referring to the Chinese government pulling more than 400 million people out of poverty.
Zhang’s statement elicit strong reaction from the German media.
Ansgar Burghof, a Senior official at the Deutsche Welle, say “we needed a uniformed voice“, and “Ms Zhang voiced inappropriate opinions“.
On Aug 11, German magazine Focus attacked Zhang as someone who was ‘courting’ the Communist Party of China. On Aug 20, parliamentary representative Dieter Wiefelsputz says that Zhang’s performance was a ‘catastrophe’.
Two days later, Aug 22, Zhang was confirmed suspended from duty and her post.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, urged “The media should adhere to the principles of objectivity and justice when covering news.“
Zhang, 42, was born in Beijing, studied German in Peking University and in Cologne, Germany. She became an editor of DW-Radio’s Chinese programme in 1990 and was promoted deputy editorial director of the programme in 2004, the broadcaster’s website read.
In late July, Zhang said that the Chinese government had done a lot to protect local culture in Tibet and criticized German Chancellor Angela Merkel for sapping relations with Beijing.
When interviewing a senior Tibet exile leader, she asked why the pursuit of independence is still in their constitution while Dalai Lama had publicly said that he was not seeking independence from China?
updated: Aug 30
Sydney Olympics Mimed Too August 26, 2008
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Nikki Webster who ‘sang‘ the national anthem was miming as her piece was recorded three months before the opening ceremony of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The Age: SOCOG officials had ordered pre-recorded backing tapes for the entire ceremony to ensure nothing could go wrong on Sydney’s big night.
While Sydney’s lip-synching was a kept secret, Beijing’s lip-synching was an open honesty, publicly disclosed over a radio interview. The name of its original singer was printed on the official programme guide of the opening ceremony.
…Beijing might have used one girl to mime another to sing on the Olympic opening ceremony, Sydney used an entire orchestra to mime for another on stage…
…the musicians asked to sign “confidentiality agreement” weren’t allowed to speak. At the very least, Beijing didn’t put up a gag order upon its musical director Chen Qigang, singer/performer Yang Peiyi and Lin Miaoke
Sydney Morning Herald: Symph Synching
Yahoo! News: Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) mimed its entire performance
CNN: Orchestra admits miming at Sydney Olympics
The new standard for ‘original‘ performance seems to have started from the backlash of Beijing Olympics.
revised & updated: Aug 30
Post-Olympic Beijing August 26, 2008
Posted by Taikor in China, sports.Tags: Beijing Olympics
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Beijing after the Games looks promising.
Beijing’s post-Olympic Plans:
- The Bird’s Nest will host major international events, concerts and domestic football matches.
- The Water Cube will host international diving competitions and exhibitions. Its 17,000 capacity will be reduced to 6,000. The luminescent light on the glowing exterior of the aquatic centre will turn on whenever there is major event taking place in Beijing.
- The new Workers’ Gymnasium has been renovated to hold international tournaments. Workers’ Stadium and Workers’ Gymnasium were already in place before the Games.
- The Olympic Park Tennis Centre will host ATP events.
Analysts believe tourism in Beijing will surge two to three folds after the Games. Demands for tours to Beijing are currently hot in Hong Kong and Taiwan and fans who travelled to the Olympics are expected to return for a second look.
Athens’ Olympic Legacy:
- 21 out of 22 Olympic venues now lie abandoned in states of ruin.
- Gypsy camps sprung up around the stadiums.
- Graffittis are scribbled on the outer walls of many sites.
- Around $1bn have been spent to maintain these wrecks.
Fake Medal Standings August 25, 2008
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Yahoo! Sports rank number one, among other sites which reports the Beijing Olympics, in convoluting figures of medal tally to come up with table standings that ranks America on the top spot.
The REAL Olympic medal count:
…our version of the Olympic medal count, which ignores results for judged sports…The events thrown out of our medal tally are: diving, equestrian, gymnastics, judo, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, trampoline and wrestling
“In the U.S., all medals are counted, so the Americans still hold a lead…by that standard…China’s system of athletics places value on the medal count above all – as opposed to professional success or athlete choice” – Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports columnist.
So, now it’s QUANTITY instead of QUALITY.
36 facts about the Olympic medal count:
These so-called ‘standards‘ or ‘systems‘ are NEWLY cooked up. They’re not real but fake as it contradicts with the usual standard used for decades and in several other sporting events.
Instead of saving-face, they end up losing-face. For that, Yahoo! Sports gets gold medal for bigotry and self-deception.
Fabricated Ugliness August 19, 2008
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The claim or description of “uneven/crooked/wonky/buck teeth” and “fat/chubby face” girl, whose voice was used in the singing of a patriotic song in the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games, by organisers of the event or a senior member of the politburo, was found to have been fabricated by western media.
Chinese In Vancouver (CIV) has list out some of the quotes from the media:
(Quotes are edited due to moral concerns)
Los Angeles Times: …crooked baby teeth and a chubby face
AFP: …uneven teeth and a chubby face…chubby face and uneven teeth.
Times Online: Chubby-cheeked with crooked teeth…
Telegraph: The real singer, …was dropped at the last minute because of her buck teeth
Globe and Mail: She has uneven teeth
National Post: …too-crooked teeth and a too-chubby face
But the original radio interview of Chen Qigang, chief music director and designer of the opening ceremony, suggests otherwise:
(translated by Fool’s Mountain)
We then focused on searching through younger kids. The age criteria was to find someone about 7 years old. A number of them were selected, including both Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi.
We went to the Central Broadcasting Radio Station to make recordings. It was felt afterward that Lin Miaoke’s voice wasn’t exactly suitable in terms of tone control, range and depth. In the end, we decided that Yang Peiyi should be the one to provide the voice.
It’s clear that Lin was replaced (voice) in the last minute; not the other way round.
“The problem with the news is that it skipped over the fact that the singer wasn’t known at all in China until the Olympics, while Lin was very famous. Thus, if anything, Lin was banned from singing instead of ‘Yang’ being banned from coming on stage, considering that if they have to chose one for both performing AND singing, it would be Lin.” – Anthrophobia, Anti-CNN Moderator.
No one from the Chinese side says she’s ugly or anything to that effect. It was the western media.
Sydney Morning Herald: Western media shows its ugly face
Chen’s comments strongly imply an unnamed leader considered that Yang’s replacement, nine year-old Lin Miaoke, had a “flawless” image. But the bit about Yang’s alleged ugliness, chubby face or uneven teeth was a Western media description repeated a thousand times across the world – as if it was the verified judgment of the Chinese Government.
Hundreds of foreign journalists, most of whom cannot speak Chinese and had been in China for only a week or so, replicated each other’s stories without bothering or having the time or ability to check the evidence themselves.
The Western media tended to portray Yang as the victim…
The fact that Chen Qigan and the movie director Zhang Yimou helped shape the opening ceremony shows that the Chinese state is making some room for art over politics.
Also the organisers and director had never intended to discredit Yang’s role either. The official programme guide for the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony highlighted Yang ahead of Lin:
演唱 (singing): (A) 杨沛宜 (Yang Peiyi), (B) 林妙可 (Lin Miaoke), (C) 雷茈昕 (Lei Cixin)
As I’ve said on BBC Five Live during the weekend, the sayings about ugliness of the girl by Chinese organisers or politician was most certainly fabricated.
Fabricating ugliness reveals the fabricator’s own ugliness!
edited: Aug 28
