China Upset With Italian Prime Minister

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi made some remarks on Sunday that have riled up the Chinese government. Mr. Berlusconi told a rally that:

"Go and read the black book on communism and you’ll find that under Mao’s China they didn’t eat babies but boiled them to fertilise (sic) the fields."

The Chinese reacted strongly:

"We are dissatisfied with this groundless talk," China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement faxed to Reuters on Tuesday.

"Words and deeds by Italian leaders should benefit the stability and development of friendly relations between China and Italy."

The Chinese Foreign Minister then inquired as to whether Prime Minister was anything like Prime Rib.

Ok, I made that last line up, but it was just begging to be written.

I don’t have to worry about the Chinese seeing it and taking offense, either. All I have to do is put the words ‘Tian’anmen Square’ here and poof - I don’t exist in China!