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Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Here is the link, hat tip to Christopher Hayes.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on April 29, 2008 at 06:59 AM in Economics | Permalink
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Now this is hilarious:
Russia infuriated with Chinese export copies of Su-27 jet fighters
Talking about cognitive dissonance...since when do either of these guys care about IP??
This is coming from the Russian semi-propaganda newspaper Pravda!?
Is there something deeper going on???
Posted by: jack at Apr 29, 2008 9:39:28 AM
That is hilarious. On the other hand, where else would they be made? Is there any way I can lay hands on one of those flags? (I won't hold my breath on the jet fighters.)
Posted by: d.cous. at Apr 29, 2008 11:45:38 AM
Pragmatism is a wonderful quality many Chinese learn to cultivate at a very young age.
Posted by: Yan Li at Apr 29, 2008 2:03:11 PM
Somewhere in China, someone must be thinking of Lenin's old saying: "The Capitalist will sell you the rope with which to hang him."
Or was it Stalin?
Posted by: Famous J at Apr 29, 2008 2:44:31 PM
Reminds me of a Bill Hicks routine:
Patriot: My daddy died in the Korean War for that flag!
Bill: Funny, my US flag was made in Korea.
Posted by: Naadir Jeewa at Apr 29, 2008 3:18:00 PM
I don't think that Pravda is the same as the old communist party pravda. I think is more like a tabloid. Take a look at the other headlines at the top of the page: USA steals Alaska's oil Flowers to be planted on the Moon Russia can make billions selling fresh water.
Also, check out this gem: http://english.pravda.ru/main/2002/10/05/37771.html
Posted by: Doug at Apr 29, 2008 6:25:17 PM
