Chinese officials object to British delegation wearing poppies delegation, object, British, Chinese, officials

Lik

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/n ... 836/?cmpid=nl-news1

Chinese officials object to British delegation wearing poppies
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN
BEIJING— The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 5:33AM EST
Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 6:08AM EST

A British official says Chinese diplomats objected to the wearing of silk Remembrance Day poppies by Prime Minister David Cameron and members of his delegation during meetings in Beijing.

The diplomats stated the poppies would be offensive because they are a reminder of the 19th century Opium Wars in which British forces defeated Chinese troops on their own soil, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

The British side told the Chinese the poppies were an important way of honouring the armed forces, veterans, and the fallen, the official said.

“We informed them that they mean a great deal to us and we would be wearing them all the same,” he said.

The wearing of poppies is a decades old tradition and is not known to be considered offensive in China.

Remembrance Day, Britain's annual commemoration of the country's war dead, is Thursday.

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Lik

真係黐能線！你估帶罌粟花係拜靖國神社呀？連 Remembrance Day 都唔識就仲要響到嘈嘈閉！

-力

peter236

真係黐能線！你估帶罌粟花係拜靖國神社呀？連 Remembrance Day 都唔識就仲要響到嘈嘈閉！

-力 ...
Lik 發表於 2010-11-10 12:25

You moron~~

Just STFU you British imperialist.

CWong

又再羞家，大陸啲狗官应该多啲出国留字增值吓！

somewhereintime

Wearing poppy on Remembrance Day has nothing to do
with Opium War.
If the CCP are so sensitive, they should  have stage a major
Sino Japanese war memorial event on July 7, and burn the
Jap Imperial flag. But what have they done? Harmonizing the
anti-Jap movement.

MoiRhapsody

丫～～佢地係咪屎忽痕乜鳩都complain呢？？
唔好忘記共產黨係延安都係種鴉片起家～～～～
直頭要當係黨花黎添啦!！！

peter236

Wearing poppy on Remembrance Day has nothing to do
with Opium War.
If the CCP are so sensitive, the ...
somewhereintime 發表於 2010-11-10 12:36

And what did you do on July 7? Did you go to protest at the Japanese embassy?

Guy

丫～～佢地係咪屎忽痕乜鳩都complain呢？？
唔好忘記共產黨係延安都係種鴉片起家～～～～
直頭要當係黨花黎 ...
MoiRhapsody 發表於 2010-11-10 12:37

somewhereintime

回復 7# peter236

I gave  speeches on Modern Chinese history to
an audience of young Chinese, how we resist the Jap
invaders.Protesting at the Jap embassy is useless, they don't
give a damn, they don't even bother accepting the statement.
Boycott the Nikon, Mitsibishi products!!

peter236

回復  peter236

I gave  speeches on Modern Chinese history to
an audience of young Chinese, how we  ...
somewhereintime 發表於 2010-11-10 12:59

Please show us some proof.