Quotes of the year
The China Post publishes some of the best quotes of the year from politicians and "normal beings" across Asia Pacific.
Is the U.S. his daddy? What is he afraid of?" Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui, an outspoken independence advocate, urges President Chen Shui-bian not to be afraid of pressure from Washington.
"Chen Shui-bian has stolen the country." Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang and presidential candidate, after Chen narrowly won the election one day after he and Vice President Annette Lu were mysteriously shot during an election rally. Neither was seriously hurt in the attack.
"Even a country the size of a booger brazenly criticized Taiwan and former president Lee Teng-hui in the United Nations. It was nothing but an effort to embrace China's 'balls', forgive me using such a word." Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan-sun responds to comments from Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, who had told the UN General Assembly that an independence drive by certain Taiwan groups would lead to war with mainland China.
"This recent outburst is a source of some pain and sadness to U.S. that it should come to this." Yeo reveals Singapore's unhappiness over Chen's "booger" slur.
"Geez I'm glad to see you." Australian fisherman Dave Richardson to his startled rescuer, who spotted him clinging to a bamboo pole after surviving 35 hours at sea drifting through shark-infested waters for 100 kilometers (62 miles) after his boat sank off Queensland state.
"Many people may have a dreadful, spooky image of him as a dictator. But I found him to be a person who is gentle, a cheerful individual who cracks jokes and is quick-witted." Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il after their summit in May.
Have had fun? DO you know any? Make yourself heard!!
(By Asia Business Consulting)
Is the U.S. his daddy? What is he afraid of?" Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui, an outspoken independence advocate, urges President Chen Shui-bian not to be afraid of pressure from Washington.
"Chen Shui-bian has stolen the country." Lien Chan, chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang and presidential candidate, after Chen narrowly won the election one day after he and Vice President Annette Lu were mysteriously shot during an election rally. Neither was seriously hurt in the attack.
"Even a country the size of a booger brazenly criticized Taiwan and former president Lee Teng-hui in the United Nations. It was nothing but an effort to embrace China's 'balls', forgive me using such a word." Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan-sun responds to comments from Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, who had told the UN General Assembly that an independence drive by certain Taiwan groups would lead to war with mainland China.
"This recent outburst is a source of some pain and sadness to U.S. that it should come to this." Yeo reveals Singapore's unhappiness over Chen's "booger" slur.
"Geez I'm glad to see you." Australian fisherman Dave Richardson to his startled rescuer, who spotted him clinging to a bamboo pole after surviving 35 hours at sea drifting through shark-infested waters for 100 kilometers (62 miles) after his boat sank off Queensland state.
"Many people may have a dreadful, spooky image of him as a dictator. But I found him to be a person who is gentle, a cheerful individual who cracks jokes and is quick-witted." Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il after their summit in May.
Have had fun? DO you know any? Make yourself heard!!
(By Asia Business Consulting)
posted by Andreas @ 1:29 pm
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