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oscuria
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29 Apr 2008, 1:45 am

Ahh, cheap labor. That'll teach them.



'Free Tibet' flags made in China



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29 Apr 2008, 2:23 am

Yea, I thought that one was completly hilarious. Made my day!

India would have been just as cheap... dingbats.



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30 Apr 2008, 9:59 am

Go figure... can't say that I am suprised by this. Kinda like a oxymoron.


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30 Apr 2008, 6:03 pm

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The authorities have now stepped up the inspection of cars heading to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and onwards to Hong Kong.


That one sentence speaks volumes on what life in china is like...



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01 May 2008, 7:27 am

Actually, Tibetan flags are made in India too, legally, thus subject to tax. I guess demand is higher than supply. ^^



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01 May 2008, 7:41 am

Isn't Tibet in China......



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01 May 2008, 8:04 am

MartyMoose wrote:
Isn't Tibet in China......


And so is Uyghurstan/Xinjiang, Taiwan. Also Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. You know?



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09 May 2008, 12:12 am

oscuria wrote:
MartyMoose wrote:
Isn't Tibet in China......


And so is Uyghurstan/Xinjiang, Taiwan. Also Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. You know?


Hence the made in China tag.
Sort of like when I buy "made in Australia" I've yet to see "made in New South Wales" or "made in Queensland",I have yet to find "made in New Hampshire" on anything either.

I wish Tibetans well in their pursuit of freedom though.



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09 May 2008, 1:26 pm

Chris5374 wrote:
oscuria wrote:
MartyMoose wrote:
Isn't Tibet in China......


And so is Uyghurstan/Xinjiang, Taiwan. Also Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh. You know?


Hence the made in China tag.
Sort of like when I buy "made in Australia" I've yet to see "made in New South Wales" or "made in Queensland",I have yet to find "made in New Hampshire" on anything either.

I wish Tibetans well in their pursuit of freedom though.



None of these places consider themselves Chinese.



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09 May 2008, 1:50 pm

MartyMoose wrote:
Isn't Tibet in China......


China invaded and annexed Tibet, hence why it would be ironic that a "Free Tibet" flag would be made in China.



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09 May 2008, 2:00 pm

Free Tibet
shhh don't tell china