China Criticizes NBC Olympics Broadcast for "Incomplete Map" (2 Pics)

 

FIFY, China In reference to NBC's map, the Chinese consulate in New York said the display "hurt the dignity and emotions of the Chinese people", in a post on its official Weibo social media platform on Saturday. So, technically, China is the biggest snowflake on the planet.

This postage stamp from 1968, which sold at auction for $2 million in November 2018 for its incredible rarity, portrays a red map of China with the words “The Whole Country Is Red” printed on it in yellow, and an endless crowd of happily marching peasants, workers and soldiers beaming and holding up the Little Red Book of Mao Zedong sayings. Underneath, a slogan in Chinese characters celebrates the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. However, the stamp had to be recalled and pulped, because one part was wrong: Taiwan lies in its correct place, but it’s lily-white, totally outside of the revolutionary jubilations of the “red country.” Now, just nine remain, extremely valuable to philatelists. So, even China is confused. Makes sense.