Marechiare wrote:
>>> I believe "Manchuria" is not used any more inside China. It kind of
>>> reminds the people of the humiliating past history. "Northeast China"
>>> would be a better term to use now.
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchuria
>>
>> I read the article, but fail to pinpoint which part is "humiliating"?
>>
>> Can you post a link to a relevant article?
>>
>> Vitaliy
>
> Risky kind of the joke :-)  I definitely would not get it I were on
> not yours side of the river :-) You should be sort of careful posting
> the kind of things.

No humor is involved. Xiaofan can respond off-list if the subject is in fact 
so touchy.

I know the Chinese are sensitive about people referring to Xinjiang as 
"Uighurstan", but IIUC there the reason is curbing Uighur nationalism and 
secessionist attitudes.

Vitaliy 

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