On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:32 PM, Vitaliy wrote: > 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. Ok, no problem. Guess what was surname of the "garrison commander of northern Manchuria"? :-) -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist