Posted on 03/18/2010 5:40:11 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
U.S. yuan critics are like cruel "Avatar" troops: report
BEIJING
Thu Mar 18, 2010 12:16am EDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - First it was environmentalists and indigenous activists; now China's beleaguered financial officials are being compared to the giant, blue-skinned heroes of the mega blockbuster film "Avatar."
A commentary in the official China Daily, "Like the Na'vi, we'll decide, thanks," on Thursday blasted the critics of China's currency policy, comparing them to the greedy corporation ripping apart the planet of Pandora in James Cameron's 3-D epic.
"The sound and fury in the United States over China's valuation of the yuan reminds me of nothing so much as a scene in Avatar in which the soldiers from Earth prepare to destroy the Tree of Souls on Pandora," wrote commentator Li Xing.
She did concede, however, that the United States was not amassing troops.
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The debtor attacking the creditor. Not wise.
I’m still not happy with what the Chinese did to Mal Reynolds’ troops.
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