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A traffic ticket and a smilePosted by Banyue, March 3, 2008 6:33 PM
 Beijing Times March 3, 2008 Today's Beijing Times reveals new standards for Beijing traffic police, which require them to salute twice, at the beginning and end of each interaction, and to be "Smiling Beijing Traffic Police." The standards cover language and attire, according to spokesman from the Beijing Traffic Police Department. The photo shows members of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) arriving at the capital for this year's sessions, which opened this afternoon at 3 pm. Topics like "reassessing snow storms" and "the one child policy" will be discussed. Other Beijing papers featured a photo of CPPCC spokesman Wu Jianmin, who spoke to reporters about members' responsibilities. Beijing Youth Daily ran Wu's photo under the headline, "Members have the right to monitor state organs," while The Beijing News summarized Wu's pronouncement somewhat differently: "CPPCC members have the right to criticize the government." Other headlines: • Singer Xie Dong was arrested for taking drugs. Because of his good behavior in rehab following a previous drug arrest, Xie had been working as an anti-drug volunteer. • Chinese men's team claimed its fourth consecutive No. 1 ranking at the 49th World Table Tennis Championships yesterday. • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began his visit to Iraq yesterday. This is the first time an Iranian leader has been to Baghdad since 1975. |
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Comments on A traffic ticket and a smile
Can I salute the traffic cop twice to beat off my obscenely hugh ticket?
And Chinese is still the king of pong, no question about it.