Free Tibet Flags "Made in China"

Here's a chuckle-worthy report from China.

Just as the Olympic flame is about to reach Hong Kong and mainland China, the Guangdong province police have recently uncovered a case in which a cheap-rate factory in Guangdong was filling out orders by overseas Tibet splittist organizations to manufacture the snow-mountain-lion flags of Free Tibet.


The factory workers thought that they were just making some colorful flags. But some workers had watched Hong Kong television and seen the flag before. They also went on the Internet and checked. When they found out what the flags were, they called the police immediately.

The Guangdong police intercepted several thousand printed flags that were packed for shipment, and they determined many people to assist in their investigation. The factory owner said that the flags were ordered from overseas, and he did not know that these flags stand for Tibet independence.

Naturally, Chinese authorities are painfully embarrassed and anticipate that some of the flags will show up during the Olympic torch run in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Tip: Marmot's Hole

Also: Jawa Report