China Mistakenly Called by Taiwan's Name

[kpete]

China Mistakenly Called by Taiwan's Name 43 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The meeting between President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao began with a gaffe Thursday when an announcer referred to China by the formal name of Taiwan, which China considers a rebellious province.

As Bush and Hu stood at attention outside the White House, an announcer said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the Republic of China, followed by the national anthem of the United States of America."

"Republic of China" is the formal name of the island 100 miles off the Chinese mainland. China is known formally as the People's Republic of China.

Taiwan is a most delicate issue for China. Beijing claims sovereignty over the self-governing island, which split from the mainland in 1949 as civil war ended on the mainland.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_go_pr_wh/hu_visit_gaffe_1

[maxsolomon]

1. Roful

:rofl:

serves all 3 countries right.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Lou Dobbs' show just reported this

D'OH!

A H-U-G-E D'OH!:banghead:

[CottonBear]

3. I wonder if the announcer lost his job?

That's a really big diplomatic boo boo.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. Knowing the NeoCons, it was probably deliberate.

[Inland]

10. I think a few people would have to be publically fired.

But then again, I have thought that a lot lately, and it hasn't happened.

[tiptoe]

12. No, he got a Bushie Medal of Freedom for speaking 3 of 4 words correctly.

"He's doing a fine, heckuva job!"

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. Holy Shit For Real? LMAO! I Can't Think Of A Worse Slip Than That

That is seriously too goddamn funny. What a cultural oops that one was! The only thing not funny about it is that the poor announcer will almost certainly lose his job, unless some other dimwit wrote it down like that or somethin.

[donco6]

5. MEGA - Oopsie!

I thought that was lesson numero uno in diplomacy school.

And they don't even have to remember the difference between the BRD and DDR anymore.

[Beetwasher]

6. Bush Also Grabbed the Guy's Jacket Today

Are these idiots actually TRYING to provoke a diplomatic incident?

[0007]

11. Sure has all the ear marks of one trying to pick a fight, eh?

[gatorboy]

7. "Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together.

for a member of the Axis of Evil!"

Do the wave!

[LSparkle]

8. Didn't they also PLAY the wrong anthem?

Announcing the wrong country is bad enough, but I heard they also played the wrong song ...

[Ilsa]

15. Yep. That was what I heard on CNN before I heard they announced

the wrong country.

And people have to wonder why we are going to hell in a handbasket?

[Neil Lisst]

13. I doubt it was a mistake, and I doubt the woman slipped past.

[Ilsa]

14. I guess there'll be another shake-up at the WH tomorrow? OR maybe just

the State Dept?

I bet it is hard to sit down and ask Hu to float his currency after such a gaff.

[mdmc]

16. ha ha

thats better then puking on him!

[Ilsa]

17. Seems appropriate that your link is to YAHOO. nt