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Madam Miaow on BBC World Service TV: China and Copenhagen

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Anna Chen in the studio for the BBC World Service “World Have Your Say” programme on the first day of the Copenhagen climate conference, Monday 7th December 2009. Posted at YouTube in three parts. World Have Your Say: Part 1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAMXCfnju6c World Have Your Say: Part 2http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJVdKb5N-o8 World Have Your Say: Part 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNeA8WZ6TyY Read Madam Miaow …

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X Factor fans claim Chinese Ambassador among them

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Holy ai caramba! First Gordon Brown and now China. My late communist Dad must be spinning at the news that UK Chinese ambassador Madam Fu Ying has declared herself a fan of The X Factor. Never mind China and human rights, what about Simon Cowell’s crimes against humanity? According to The Independent report: ‘She praised twins …

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X Factor fans claim Chinese Ambassador among them

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Holy ai caramba! First Gordon Brown and now China. My late communist Dad must be spinning at the news that UK Chinese ambassador Madam Fu Ying has declared herself a fan of The X Factor. Never mind China and human rights, what about Simon Cowell’s crimes against humanity? According to The Independent report: ‘She praised twins …

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Airbrushing life: HSBC cormorant fishing advertisement

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Just a small thing that’s been bugging me. That HSBC ad with the old Chinese guy and his cormorant fishing aid. Note the bird. Its instincts are to dive for fish … and eat the catch. The ingenious Chinese, when harnessing its fishing skills, realised that you need to find a way to stop it …

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Airbrushing life: HSBC cormorant fishing advertisement

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Just a small thing that’s been bugging me. That HSBC ad with the old Chinese guy and his cormorant fishing aid. Note the bird. Its instincts are to dive for fish … and eat the catch. The ingenious Chinese, when harnessing its fishing skills, realised that you need to find a way to stop it …

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