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Posted April 25, 2012 04:26 · last edited March 18, 2021 08:08

Wongo wrote:
The backlash against the so-called Chinese-made Poppies. They're actually made in Australia with Chinese components. I believe that there is an element of racism in this issue & have some parallels with the sale of Crafar farms. If UK-made Poppies were offered to the public I bet they would be gladly accepted. Hey, but hold on, they're still foreign-made. Ah but there are foreigners & then there are FOREIGNERS.
Agree completely. sino-phobia is very in at the moment. I heard that investors from Leichtenstein bought more land in NZ last year than Chinese did

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Wongo wrote:
The backlash against the so-called Chinese-made Poppies. They're actually made in Australia with Chinese components. I believe that there is an element of racism in this issue & have some parallels with the sale of Crafar farms. If UK-made Poppies were offered to the public I bet they would be gladly accepted. Hey, but hold on, they're still foreign-made. Ah but there are foreigners & then there are FOREIGNERS.
Agree completely. sino-phobia is very in at the moment. I heard that investors from Leichtenstein bought more land in NZ last year than Chinese did