China and foreigners

[drumbrake]

First we had the pledge to ‘Clean Out’ Illegal Foreigners.

A screenshot shows the announcement of a 100-day illegal foreigner “clean up” campaign posted to the official account of the Beijing Public Security Bureau on Twitter-like microblogging service Sina Weibo.

Now we have a State TV Host offering Advice on How to Throw Out ‘Foreign Trash’

From Chinese Central Television host Yang Rui:

The Public Security Bureau wants to clean out the foreign trash: To arrest foreign thugs and protect innocent girls, they need to concentrate on the disaster zones in [student district] Wudaokou and [drinking district] Sanlitun. Cut off the foreign snake heads. People who can’t find jobs in the U.S. and Europe come to China to grab our money, engage in human trafficking and spread deceitful lies to encourage emigration. Foreign spies seek out Chinese girls to mask their espionage and pretend to be tourists while compiling maps and GPS data for Japan, Korea and the West. We kicked out that foreign bitch and closed Al-Jazeera’s Beijing bureau. We should shut up those who demonize China and send them packing.

Things are changing north of the border. (The "foreign bitch" refers to Melissa Chan)

[HowardCoombs]

Things are changing north of the border.

Ummm, no - just a few idiots talking trash..

No different than other similar idiots in other countries.
Criticism of multiculturalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Gatts]

Ummm, no - just a few idiots talking trash..

No different than other similar idiots in other countries.
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It is different in the sense that if CCTV and the authorities wouldn't condone this opinion it would be censored right away, or not even have been broadcasted at all. The fact that it was, but mundane human right issues invariably are censored is troubling at the least.

[justjoe86]

When these things go public in China it is different to an extremist speaking up in a western country because, in general, political extremists don't get very far in Beijing. There is after all no such thing as freedom of speech.

Edit: just noticed that is on similar lines to what gatts said

[HowardCoombs]

Ok, call me an optimist then. I'm thinking that BJ has seen the error of their ways and are now allowing free speech on the airwaves

[Mat]

Ah, I was wondering, it's long time we didn't have one of those thread.

[drumbrake]

Melissa Chan was in China illegally?

[Creative83]

Ummm, no - just a few idiots talking trash..

No different than other similar idiots in other countries.
Criticism of multiculturalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

sigh

Feel like I'm in geostupid sometimes.

I'm not even going to give them a hint this time.

[dengxi]

Meanwhile in the UK, Cameron is encouraging people to find and report illegal foreigners.

David Cameron urges public to 'shop' illegal immigrants | Metro.co.uk

Guess these stories play well wherever you are.

[Gatts]

Meanwhile in the UK, Cameron is encouraging people to find and report illegal foreigners.

David Cameron urges public to 'shop' illegal immigrants | Metro.co.uk

Guess these stories play well wherever you are.

Far removed from presenters saying on an official TV broadcast that they kicked out "foreign bitch reporters" for doing her job by reporting on current domestic issues.