Comments on: Whose evacuation are we helping with? That’s right. The Chinese.

By: Gaetano Pace

Gaetano Pace — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:06:08 +0000

In reply to Francis Saliba MD. This could be the feasibility study by our government in collaboration with the Chinese government to establish the feasibility of Air China operating to and from Malta and the establishment of an agency here.

By: Carmelo Micallef

Carmelo Micallef — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 12:00:11 +0000

In reply to ken il malti. The Chinese are a pragmatic people: When the Chinese pay people to contort themselves to suit their pleasures then the Chinese will be 100% aware that they are dealing with prostitutes. They do not befriend prostitutes as prostitutes are there to be used in return for a payment.

By: Calculator

Calculator — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 11:42:22 +0000

Some people have the audacity to think that we bend over backwards for our EU ‘colonisers’. They tend to forget that we can affect decisions there because we are members of the EU, not its subjects.

This, on the other hand, is bending over backwards for a master. What sort of hogwash is putting the lives of Chinese citizens before Maltese citizens? Who is the ambassador representing there? Us or the Chinese?

By: Francis Saliba MD

Francis Saliba MD — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:45:34 +0000

In reply to Aunt Hetty. Not if Malta evolves as some sort of Chinese economic or political colony under an LP governor.

By: Aunt Hetty

Aunt Hetty — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 00:52:21 +0000

Why are the Chinese being evacuated to Malta? Isn’t Greece a lot nearer to China geographically then Malta?

By: ken il malti

ken il malti — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 23:25:01 +0000

The little Maltese is known as a great lap dog.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 22:03:10 +0000

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140801/world/two-egyptians-shot-as-tunisia-threatens-to-close-libya-border-filipino-beheaded.530128

By: A. Charles

A. Charles — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:47:35 +0000

In reply to curious. Like the Japanese who were called "honorary Aryans" by the Nazis, the Chinese are to become favoured guests and will soon be called "honorary Maltese".

By: curious

curious — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:42:26 +0000

The logistics are different from 2011.

“In the spring of 2011 Eleftherios Venizelos was among the Greek vessels that carried more than 35,000 Chinese citizens from Libya to the Greek island of Crete, from which they returned to China by chartered flights.”

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CGUQFjAK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fusa.chinadaily.com.cn%2Fepaper%2F2014-08%2F01%2Fcontent_18231814.htm&ei=-TDdU-HUAavT4QSonoCoBw&usg=AFQjCNGw5QQMT2144HjG9JXXjr44WS9c4Q&sig2=SeiLByYXObDcRLUHtA_cNA

By: curious

curious — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:36:49 +0000

“He said the Maltese government was arranging temporary accommodation for the workers and was preparing for the eventuality of a bigger evacuation from the North African country if the unrest there continues to grow.”

So the Chinese are OK. If they were immigrants in a dinghy, that would be different.

At what expense is the government arranging temporary accommodation? Who’s paying? Will the police provide the catering for everyday meals?