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Know those "Free Tibet" flags that are all ...
Published 4/28/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
... Know those "Free Tibet" flags that are all over the place at every stop on the Olympic Torch Relay tour? Turns out they're made in China. [BBC News] ...

Free Tibet Flags Made in China
Published 4/29/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Olympics, Beijing, China, Asia The above photo shows protesters in Australia waving the Tibetan flag as the Olympic torch relay went through Canberra. With the Beijing Olympics approaching, the Tibetan flag is increasingly becoming a sign of protest against China's policies. But the BBC reports something strange about those Tibetan flags: Many of them were manufactured at a factory in China. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan ...

We Will Sell You The Rope You Will Hang Yourselves With 2.0
Published 4/29/2008 at This Blog Is Full Of Crap
Bwahahahahahahaha classic! Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning. (Wonders if there's any Chinese who know Arabic... Saudi flags that say "OOH LOOK! A SWORD!" under the sword.)