I really don't care so much about the beauty pageant as much as this being another opportunity to bash China. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Liac-d31MKI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> [rQUOTEr]China declares Miss World Canada contestant 'persona non grata' China considers Canada’s Miss World contestant, Anastasia Lin, non grata, or unwelcome, putting to rest any hopes she had of travelling to the country for the world championship that is already under way in the resort of Sanya. Ms. Lin had been waiting for Beijing to grant her a visa, even though the deadline for entry had passed on Nov. 20. A 25-year-old actress and University of Toronto graduate, Ms. Lin has been vocal about Chinese political repression throughout most of her campaign leading up her coronation as Miss World Canada last May. The lingering question after she qualified for the big contest is whether China, which was in the crosshairs of her criticism, would send her the visa that would allow her to participate in the event. Up until last night, China’s position on the controversy was vague. Responding to a Globe and Mail query about Ms. Lin’s status, however, the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa said that “China does not allow any persona non grata to come to China,” not mentioning Ms. Lin by name. Spokesman Yundong Yang cited its decision as being part of his country’s sovereign prerogative, adding that “I simply do not understand why some people pay special attention to this matter and have raised it repeatedly.”[/rQUOTEr]
A cowardly regime, holding down a great people. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZiIdJTxIedA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Seems like Japan is copying this strategy... http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201512010058 Japan rejected visa application for 12 Chinese citizens invited to symposiums in Japan that was supposed to talk about Japan's role in WW2. The 12 Chinese included relatives of victims from Japan's notorious Unit 731 live human biological & chemical research facility.
When asked for her opinion on the matter: "I personally believe that Chinese are unable to do so because, uh, some, people out there in their nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as, uh, South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over there in the China should help the Chinese, uh, or, uh, should help Canada and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children."
