Europe Asia Meeting: Strong Winds in Beijing, Some Hot Air

"these guys make her look like a midget. Chosen to impress, perhaps?"

I just cant believe my eyes that Your Mr. Highness can spit out these words. If you are not a complete idiot about China (which looks impossilbe 'cause you of cuase a China "expert", in some dirty way like a worm, anything you smell has the perfume of the place you are curling in),you should see that the guards have been alwarys like that height for years.

And completely within subject, What did Your Mr. Highness, under the rockchair of Europeans and others, look up for the meeting? A bone big enough for Clliford? Whats the point of those people, burnt their own garden, and scolding neighbour not helping?

What's wrong with wanting to impress people?

Now that China's GDP matches that of Germany, with 15 times less population than Germany, China must be proud.

--"something of a victim of the crisis, which official media have clearly and consistently blamed on the U.S"?

Mr. "S"elegant, who is not victim of the crisis? The whole world is now cursing USA for it's irresponsible export of debt, with it being a paper tiger but pretending to be rich men. Among the critism of USA, China said the least, if not counting Americans.

--"these guys make her look like a midget. Chosen to impress, perhaps?"

Frau Merkel is certainly not impressed, since she already saw too much of similar boots when she used to be a former stasi and she must be also very confident that ALL Chinese were behind her meeting with Daliar as Hu Jia rightly informed her.

Exporters must have importers on the other end to receive the exports. How did that happened ? Ah!! I see. Carrier Battle Groups at the coasts again.

But, doesn't that proved gunboat diplomacy is the way to go for the US ? It worked, didn't it. Don't knock it when it works.

Dear Simon,

Regarding this comment- (Completely off subject, but look at the height of the guards at the Great Hall of the People. Merkel is 5'8", biggish for a European woman, but these guys make her look like a midget. Chosen to impress, perhaps?

Are you implying, in a racist fashion, that the people of China are so malnourished through melamine contaminants that they can't grow above a height of 5' 8"?

This is one of the most ignorant and MOST definitely "off subject" things one could say regarding the ASEM meeting.

And because you are a journalist of Times Magazine, does that mean you represent the Times Corporation in implying that all Chinese people are short?

Like I said before, just because you can't find employment from the New York Times, doesn't mean that the quality of "your journalism" has to suffer.

Never give up on your career as a journalist. There is no glass ceiling!

Heh. Mr. Elegant can say anything he likes, because he knows that foreigners will lap it up just the same. His market is the western China-basher. If any of us tries it from the other direction, we'll be labeled as racist and fired.

It's funny, because most people that leaves a comment here are Chinese. And I'm very jealous indeed that Mr. Elegant can be paid to do this for a living, whereas most people have to work in jobs that actually requires honour and truth for lower pay.

I don't think he even bothers to read these, eh Mr. Elegant?

What is the average height for Chinese, Yao Ming being the exception?
Is it 5.5 to 5.6 inches? These guards certainly are not average. The question is why are they all so tall for what they do. That is Mr. Elegant's question. Anyone want to go for the guess?

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