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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2015, 08:56 PM Jul 2015

China held tourists after 'watching Genghis Khan video'

Source: Channnel NewsAsia

BEIJING: Tourists who were held in China after being accused of looking at "terrorist" materials were detained after they viewed a documentary on Genghis Khan, a spokesman for two members of the group said.

A total of 20 visitors from South Africa, Britain and India were held at Ordos airport in China's northern Inner Mongolia region on Friday last week, sparking diplomatic concern.

Six Britons, five South Africans and one Indian have already been released, while the remaining eight tourists are expected to be deported in the coming days, officials in South Africa and at the British Embassy in Beijing said.

A statement released by a British-based spokesman for two of the group, Hoosain Jacobs and Tahira Jacobs - who hold dual UK and South African nationality but travelled on South African passports - claims all the tourists have been released without charge.

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China held tourists after 'watching Genghis Khan video' (Original Post) yuiyoshida Jul 2015 OP

Awarding Beijing the '08 Olympics changed EVERYTHING! DRoseDARs Jul 2015 #1

People intent on re-writng history. Doesn't matter if they are in Texas or China. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #2

Maybe the video mentioned Uighurs. DetlefK Jul 2015 #3

shameful Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #4

Each of the respective countries should file a formal protest against China and demand an apology davidpdx Jul 2015 #5

ROFLMAO! Is Genghis Khan still on their terrorist list? McCamy Taylor Jul 2015 #6

Do China's rulers even realize how monumentally stupid this makes them look? gregcrawford Jul 2015 #7

China gives no fucks. Get used to it. nt alphafemale Jul 2015 #8

agreed DCJ Jul 2015 #10

Perhaps ppl should think about this DCJ Jul 2015 #9

Thought it was the film that starred John Wayne whistler162 Jul 2015 #11

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

1. Awarding Beijing the '08 Olympics changed EVERYTHING!

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 09:27 PM

Jul 2015

Rainbows! Kittens! Ice cream! These tourists weren't shot dead or simply disappeared! Yay China!

And instead of apologizing for the overzealous actions of the "junior officer" and trying to make good with the tourists, they're simply deporting the victims. Good job, China.

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)

2. People intent on re-writng history. Doesn't matter if they are in Texas or China. n/t

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 09:31 PM

Jul 2015

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

3. Maybe the video mentioned Uighurs.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 10:40 PM

Jul 2015

Genghis Khan adopted the ughiric script as written language to create a mongolian written language and they played an important role as administrators in the early days of his empire. Maybe the english video mentioned Uighurs and the officials saw this as sufficient reason to draw a connection to contemporary uighuric secessionism.