Whiskey International Airport
Issue Date
2012-07-11Author
Hacker, Randi
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0262
Published Version
https://audioboom.com/posts/911166-0262-whiskey-international-airport?playlist_direction=reversedMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: From Wrigley Field to Verizon Stadium, we've grown quite used to seeing company names on public venues. As if any further proof were needed that it's a corporate world, here's a story from China. Two city governments in Sichuan Province want to name their new airports after two of its most famous... intoxicants. Yes. You heard that right. Yibin wants its airport to be called Wuliangye, after a 136 proof liquor and Renhuai wants its airport called Maotai, a killer grain alcohol. A stern editorial in the Beijing News expressed dismay at the idea of an airport named after the very stuff you don't want your pilot anywhere near. Well yeah. We'll drink to that. #ceas #china #hacker
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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