Spot the Mistake
If you want evidence that not everything you read in the press is correct, look no further than this. The ignorance diplayed by CBS and AP here is quite phenomenal. Courtesy of Dave, who sent this screenshot in case the error is corrected...
To us it's just funny, but to a Chinese nationalist this would be enough to kick off a riot.
Comments
Some editor was probably fined 1,000 yuan for that error. Fines were China Daily policy in 2000.
Posted by: Ralph Jennings | June 27, 2006 3:29 AM
I couldn't understand the problem - until I spotted this note!
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story included a graphic of the Japanese flag instead of the Chinese flag. We regret the error.
(My computer never lets me look at anything which has one of those circle-square-triangle boxes attached)
Posted by: Mum | June 27, 2006 3:11 PM