Rob2012 Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 (edited) 'Free Tibet' flags made in China Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. But then some of them saw TV images of protesters holding the emblem and they alerted the authorities, according to Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper. The factory owner reportedly told police the emblems had been ordered from outside China, and he did not know that they stood for an independent Tibet. Workers who had grown suspicious checked the meaning of the flag by going online. Thousands of flags had already been packed for shipping. Police believe that some may already have been sent overseas, and could appear in Hong Kong during the Olympic torch relay there this week. The authorities have now stepped up the inspection of cars heading to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and onwards to Hong Kong. The Olympic torch is due to tour Hong Kong on Friday. It will then travel to a series of cities in mainland China before reaching Beijing for the start of the Olympic Games in August. Its progress around the world has been marked by pro-Tibet demonstrations in several cities - including Paris, London and San Francisco. Rallies began in the main Tibetan city of Lhasa on 10 March, led by Buddhist monks. Over the following week protests spread and became violent - particularly in Lhasa, where ethnic Chinese were targeted and shops were burnt down. Beijing cracked down on the protesters with force, sending in hundreds of troops to regain control of the restive areas. But it has since agreed to resume talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7370903.stm Ooops! Edited April 29, 2008 by Rob ♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryjane Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 That's ironic and interesting view about the globalization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 You've got to love Capitalism. This better than the US army beret being made in China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrack Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 I posted this in the "If you want a quick laugh" thread not long ago. What I find funny and sad is that the factory workers didn't know what the Tibetan flag looked like until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 That's got to be one of the funniest stories in ages. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobita Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Ah, yes, that's a nice, tall glass of irony right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobita Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Ah, yes, that's a nice, tall glass of irony right there! IRONY ON THE ROCKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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