Clearly it's because they're commies, right?
We Translated a Mandarin-Only Conservative Statement and It Criticized the NDP for Marrying Chinese Women
Over the course of the election campaign, there's been lots of accusations of politicians saying one thing in English and another in French.
Well, this is probably the first instance of a politician saying one thing in English, and another in Mandarin.
In a statement from multiculturalism minister Jason Kenney, posted to the Conservatives' Chinese-language website, the Conservatives issued some pretty feisty challenges to his political opponents that don't quite translate to what the party says in English.
The statement was written in Chinese — the written version of Mandarin, as we learned today. VICE Canada had the statement translated and has clarified some of the language for style.
"Historically, the relationship between the Conservative Party and Chinese community is not only very close, but was established earliest, in comparison with all the other parties," the statement from the minister reads.
Kenney then goes after the Liberals and New Democrats with some pretty aggressive language.
"In terms of the closeness, the Liberals could probably argue that they also maintain a close relationship, for in the time of Pierre Trudeau, Canada established diplomatic relations with China. But we all know, that's the result of the general trend of the world politics at that time; later, under Jean Chretien, they even sent a delegation to China, and we also know, that was for trade and business purposes," the statement reads.
"It could also been said that the New Democrats are also very close with China, since the wife of the venerable former NDP leader Jack Layton is Chinese-Canadian, while the wife of MP Peter Julian is also Chinese-Canadian, there is no reason not to be close with the Chinese community," the statement reads.
"The intimacy between the Conservative Party and China, comes from the genuine good will of the Conservatives," reads the following paragraph.
VICE reached out to the campaign for Kenney to ask about the statement. When it comes to the dig at the NDP, a spokesperson for Kenney said in an email that "this just points to the fact that the NDP has established personal ties with China/Chinese community because of these personal relationships. There is nothing negative implied here. It's just setting out the context for the compare and contrast piece that follows."
..more..
We Translated a Mandarin-Only Conservative Statement and It Criticized the NDP for Marrying Chinese Women | VICE | Canada
We Translated a Mandarin-Only Conservative Statement and It Criticized the NDP for Marrying Chinese Women
Over the course of the election campaign, there's been lots of accusations of politicians saying one thing in English and another in French.
Well, this is probably the first instance of a politician saying one thing in English, and another in Mandarin.
In a statement from multiculturalism minister Jason Kenney, posted to the Conservatives' Chinese-language website, the Conservatives issued some pretty feisty challenges to his political opponents that don't quite translate to what the party says in English.
The statement was written in Chinese — the written version of Mandarin, as we learned today. VICE Canada had the statement translated and has clarified some of the language for style.
"Historically, the relationship between the Conservative Party and Chinese community is not only very close, but was established earliest, in comparison with all the other parties," the statement from the minister reads.
Kenney then goes after the Liberals and New Democrats with some pretty aggressive language.
"In terms of the closeness, the Liberals could probably argue that they also maintain a close relationship, for in the time of Pierre Trudeau, Canada established diplomatic relations with China. But we all know, that's the result of the general trend of the world politics at that time; later, under Jean Chretien, they even sent a delegation to China, and we also know, that was for trade and business purposes," the statement reads.
"It could also been said that the New Democrats are also very close with China, since the wife of the venerable former NDP leader Jack Layton is Chinese-Canadian, while the wife of MP Peter Julian is also Chinese-Canadian, there is no reason not to be close with the Chinese community," the statement reads.
"The intimacy between the Conservative Party and China, comes from the genuine good will of the Conservatives," reads the following paragraph.
VICE reached out to the campaign for Kenney to ask about the statement. When it comes to the dig at the NDP, a spokesperson for Kenney said in an email that "this just points to the fact that the NDP has established personal ties with China/Chinese community because of these personal relationships. There is nothing negative implied here. It's just setting out the context for the compare and contrast piece that follows."
..more..
We Translated a Mandarin-Only Conservative Statement and It Criticized the NDP for Marrying Chinese Women | VICE | Canada
