Fresh wounds opened for China with hijacker’s RP flag-draped coffin
08/28/2010 The wounds coming from the botched rescue operation that ended in carnage of eight Hong Kong tourists have not even healed, but a fresh wound has again been inflicted on the Chinese government and its people as TV footage yesterday showed the coffin of the slain police senior officer Rolando Mendoza, the hostage taker, was draped with the Philippine flag. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines quickly reacted, expressing “strong indignation” over such an image as it said that Mendoza does not deserve to have such an honor after killing Chinese nationals. “The person who deserves a national flag at funerals should be someone of (known for his) heroism, decency and integrity, not someone who inflicts atrocity on innocent lives. This is nothing but a smear on the dignity of the Philippine national flag,” it said in a statement. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) echoed the sentiments of the Chinese government, calling such an act as a violation of the existing rules in displaying the national flag. “There are rules and protocols with respect to the manner of display of the Philippine flag and we do not consider the display of the Philippine flag in this particular instance as conforming with existing rules,” the DFA said.... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100828hed2.html |
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