China snubs CNN apology over Cafferty remarks

[Kadie]

China snubs CNN apology over Cafferty remarks
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, April 17, 2008


(04-17) 04:38 PDT BEIJING, China (AP) --

China on Thursday snubbed an apology from CNN over remarks by one of its commentators as a wave of verbal assaults on foreign media raised concerns over coverage at this summer's Beijing Olympics.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu rejected CNN's explanation that commentator Jack Cafferty was referring to China's leaders — not the Chinese people — when he described them as "goons and thugs." CNN said it apologized to anyone who thought otherwise.

But Jiang said at a regularly scheduled news conference that the CNN statement lacked sincerity and instead "turned its attack on the Chinese government to try to sow division between the Chinese government and the people."

The head of the ministry's information department summoned CNN's bureau chief in Beijing on Wednesday night to deliver a near identical protest.

CNN has been singled out by the Chinese government and unknown activists who have phoned and e-mailed death threats to Western reporters. Most of the criticism of the Atlanta-based network concerns a photograph posted on its Web site weeks ago which cropped out Tibetans throwing stones at Chinese security forces.

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[spanone]

1. you'd think the chinese govt would have better things to do than listen to cafferty

[BobRossi]

2. F$uk em.

What an un-holy alliance it is. China is poisoning the world and we are willing victims.

[zanne]

3. CNN has a habit of saying "Sorry, BUT..."

Too bad it's the Chinese. I'd love to see CNN actually have to sincerely apologize for something said by one of its' gasbags.