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The new Gwei Lo: China’s preposterous ‘nine-dotted line’ South China Sea claim

Posted on July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 By Virtual Vigilante 15 Comments on The new Gwei Lo: China’s preposterous ‘nine-dotted line’ South China Sea claim
The new Gwei Lo: China’s preposterous ‘nine-dotted line’ South China Sea claim

Gwei (鬼) means “ghost”. A lo (佬) is a regular guy, a chap or a bloke.  The term is a reference to skin color, as white skin is associated with ghosts. The term is sometimes translated into English as foreign devil. The term arose in the 16th century when European sailors appeared in southern China as they were associated with barbarians. Historically, Chinese people had the…

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