Australians embarrassed by Palmer - China

Clive loose-canon Palmer's extreme and strange rant on national telly the other night about Chinese "mongrels" over his private court dealings, has caught the ire of the Chinese. They are not happy. No surprises there, I mean his rant was seriously wacko and out there. 

Gladly though, the Chinese critics of Palmer appear to have a much milder and sane temperament than said Palmer and have seen it for what it is. Basically, some wacko nutbag that's metamorphosised into a wacko nutbag politician. Happens all the time there you know in Australia. Remember that crazy Pauline Hansen, ha ha ha ha ....... 

While the Chinese government has yet to publicly comment, a prominent Chinese newspaper, the state-run Global Times tabloid, weighed into the controversy, saying Australia should be taught a lesson. 

"China cannot let him off, or show petty kindness just because the Australian government has condemned him," the newspaper said in an editorial in its Chinese and English editions. 

"China must be aware that Palmer's rampant rascality serves as a symbol that Australian society has an unfriendly attitude toward China." 

The Global Times is published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily, and though it does not have the same mouthpiece function of its mother publication, its words can carry weight in government circles. 

However, the government-run Xinhua news agency took a softer line, saying in a commentary that "one rotten apple" should not be allowed to ruin relations, noting that the Chinese embassy had received emails of support from Australian people who felt embarrassed by Palmer. more