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Stephen Fry stirs up a row over his criticism of Chinese eating habits

Stephen Fry who issues communiqués on world affairs with wearying regularity these days has evoked the ire of the Chinese people with his latest pronouncement about their eating habits. ...full story at Daily Telegraph

from Daily Telegraph on Wed, Oct 14 2009

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