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[quote=LEONARDO,258353]I read another version on this topic. Here I want to share with you:

How can "press freedom" be misused indiscriminately?

On august 27, German''s "Mirror" weekly had on its cover the reflection of China''s national flag in a curtain-shape with a Chinese female face peeping out from behind. The cover story is titled "Yellow Spy", which implies that China has something to do with a lot of industrial espionages in the country over recent years.

On November 10, the Federation of Chinese student organizations and the All-German Federation of Chinese Nationals Bodies, and other relevant organizations in Germany demonstrated at the magazine''s headquarters in downtown Hamburg, and a letter in protest entitled "We Are Definitely Not ''Yellow Spies'' but People from China," was lodged during the protest.

The "Mirror" weekly has released quite a lot of false, negative reports about China in recent two years, among which there were a cover article filed in September 2006, titled "Intrusion from Far East -- for a rich world war" and Chinese Trojan Horse (or hackers) Infects Computers in German Chancellor''s Office". These conjecture reports have tarnished the very image of China and inflicted grave harassments upon its nationals residing in Germany. And a few Chinese students at Chmnitz Tech University, too, were charged with "espionage" and their photos printed inside the weekly, which subsequently turned down requests of local Chinese nationals to clarify the false accusation.

Facing protests of the Chinese nationals residing in Germany, the "Mirror" spokesperson quibbled, citing the title of "Yellow Spy" merely as an innuendo, and his explanation, however, did not hold water. As a matter of fact, the word "yellow" the weekly invokes has apparent hallmarks of the race and its use here is obviously discriminatory. In accordance with German law, racism and racial discrimination have to be rigidly prohibited, and the "Mirror" weekly misused the term "press freedom" indiscriminately and violated the taboo.

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