The Foreign Ministry gave the Chinese ambassador to Seoul as close to a dressing down as the Foreign Ministry is prepared to give the Chinese, expressing “strong regret” about Chinese youth running riot in Seoul yesterday.
The Chinese ambassador, for his part, expressed his regret and condolences over the reporter and cop that got hurt by “extreme actions by some Chinese youth” in the protests.
As far as I’m concerned, nothing short of a mass deportation of the hooligans involved will do.
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I guess I’m lacking in the language of diplomacy, but is the Foreign Ministry apologizing to the Chinese government?
Or, is it a diplomatic way of eliciting an apology from the PCC?
It’s quite clear these neo-Red Guards were sponsored by some higher ups. No one living abroad just happens to bring flags that big with them. That gang was well equipped.
These thugs should be deported, but I’m sure not much will be done about it!
Deporting them wouldn’t be in line with the spirit of kowtowing though…
Hans Blix:
Then let me look around, so I can ease the UN’s collective mind. I’m sorry, but the UN must be firm with you. Let me in, or else.
Kim Jong Il:
Or else what?
Hans Blix:
Or else we will be very angry with you… and we will write you a letter, telling you how angry we are.
Sometimes the language of diplomacy sounds so completely impotent.
Seoul Foreign Minister: “We sincerely regret. . . ”
Chinese Ambassador: “Stand a little bit to your left.”
Well Robert, I guess it was “quiet diplomacy” AND “fear” that has won the day so far, thus my former posting was right.
I win the den-jung Easter bunny prize after all since I know the difference between den-jung and dung, more than half the time.
The Chinese thugs should be charged. They would have been if they were USFK personnel or Engrishee teahers.
“The Chinese thugs should be charged. They would have been if they were USFK personnel or Engrishee teahers.”
And we have English teachers mentioned in five posts. Who had five?
The Chinese should of been slaughtered like the rats they are.
*should have been*
Right now I’m praying that LMB knew this was coming and just wanted to show the world China’s true colors.
“The Chinese should of been slaughtered like the rats they are.”
Speaking of racist dehumanizing…
Personally, in the slogans & banners department, I really enjoyed it that one of the Chinese students had a banner promoting the Olympics that stated “We Will Show the Real China to the World!”.
Congratulations dipshit! You are doing just that.
If I were moderating this thread, I would delete #7 because that is racial hatred and should not be condoned by any decent person. “Stacked”, please refrain from posting such garbage.
Uh, Stacked may be a racist but he’s still easier to read then that dirty sock Pawi… who I’ve noticed has not appeared yet to voice his own racist opinion.
So, does “regret” mean officially that no one is morally to blame while under the veil it’s more or less a finger?
@#6
Lol! Awesomeness.
In diplo-speak, “we regret” is a medium-strong protest of the other nation’s government’s behavior — “we feel that you should not have acted this way / should not have done that”.
This was reported as “strong regret” which is tougher but still less than “deplore” or “protest”…
Throwing rocks in riots isn’t cause for deportation. Now, if they caught them smoking pot or teaching English in their free time…
…or corrupting the public morals…
lol
#5: The Chinese thugs should be charged. They would have been if they were USFK personnel or Engrishee teahers.
And they would be if they were Chinese students (and deported).
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And if you think Korean protesters don’t get arrested and charged, it’s been happening for years. You’ll have to find some other way to show how badly English teachers are persecuted.
“The Chinese should of been slaughtered like the rats they are.”
Yea, Heil Hitler to you too…
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