Chinese Soccer Team Welcomes You

Here is a fun story on the Lost Laowai blog, about how the Chinese soccer fans have parodied the 'Beijing Welcomes You' to insult their own team . . .

But did you have to include Furong Jiejie in the article, Rick?

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NOTE: this site is blocked in China, so go here instead: http://www.joecool.dk/blog/?p=448 (site is moved)

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The story as the media here presents it (this part is my rundown from many news the last 5 days)

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