Posted By: Lilo
China newspaper insults UK - 12/08/13 01:17 PM
There was a time when such words might have invited a response from battleships off the coast. But times change of course. All the same whether justifiably or not, some elements in the Chinese ruling class have a serious chip on their shoulder about a lot of things and don't mind letting everyone else know about it.
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/829371.shtml#.Up9x_MRDtBO
Quote:
"The Cameron administration should acknowledge that the UK is not a big power in the eyes of the Chinese. It is just an old European country apt for travel and study. This has gradually become the habitual thought of the Chinese people."
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/829371.shtml#.Up9x_MRDtBO