A Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese people and are seeking ,3-billion in compensation — per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.
A group of Chinese lawyers has sued CNN, saying remarks by commentator Jack Cafferty in which he called the Chinese ”goons” violated the dignity and reputation of the Chinese people, a Hong Kong newspaper said. The Beijing-backed Wen Wei Po said the Beijing court had yet to accept the case.
China on Thursday snubbed an apology from CNN over remarks by one of its commentators as a wave of verbal assaults on foreign media raised concerns over coverage at this summer’s Beijing Olympics. CNN’s explanation that a commentator was referring to China’s leaders — not the people — as a ”bunch of goons and thugs”.
China has lodged a formal complaint against television network CNN for what it called a vicious attack by one of its commentators, who labelled the Chinese as ”goons”. In a statement late on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Jianchao condemned the comments by Jack Cafferty on CNN’s The Situation Room programme.