Friday, April 21, 2006

 

Indignities mean loss of face for China's leader

The protocol-obsessed Chinese leader suffered a day full of indignities -- some intentional, others just careless. The visit began with a slight when the announcer said the band would play the 'national anthem of the Republic of China' -- the official name of Taiwan. It continued when Vice President Dick Cheney donned sunglasses for the ceremony, and again when Hu, attempting to leave the stage via the wrong staircase, was yanked back by his jacket. Hu looked down at his sleeve to see the president of the United States tugging at it as if redirecting an errant child.

Fortunately, Cheney didn't have a shotgun with him!
- Frank




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