Thursday, November 29, 2012

China's Latest Diplomatic Train Wreck


China’s latest diplomatic train wreck, this time involving new passports containing watermarked maps of Beijing’s hotly contested territorial claims, prompted the familiar protests of its oft enraged neighbors. It’s just too bad nobody was at home to hear them.

“The aim of China's new electronic passports is to strengthen its technological abilities and make it convenient for Chinese citizens to enter or leave the country," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a media briefing on Wednesday More details

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