Jim Walton Apologizes for Jack Cafferty?
Xinhua News Agency writes that in a letter from CNN’s Jim Walton to the Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Walton apologized for Jack Cafferty’s comments.
CNN President Jim Walton has apologized for the insulting remarks by CNN commentator Jack Cafferty on China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday.
“On behalf of CNN I’d like to apologize to the Chinese people for that,” said Walton in a letter to Chinese ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, according to Qin.
Walton also said, “CNN has the highest respect for Chinese people around the world and we have no doubt that there was genuine offense felt by them over the Jack Cafferty commentary.”
In early April, Cafferty said in a live show that Chinese products were “junk” and the Chinese were “basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve been for the last 50 years.”
May 15, 2008 at 9:24 am
I was getting worried, but this confirms that Christians still remain the only unprotected group.
May 15, 2008 at 11:22 am
Gee, Jack Cafferty finally says something that I can agree with and CNN turns around and apologizes for it. I guess CNN wants to make sure they can keep their news bureau there in Bejing. They played nice with Saddam Hussein for the very same reason.