Chengdu Motor Show: Communist Government Blasts Near-Naked Booth Babes (NSFW In America)

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: September 10th, 2012

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The Chinese government reprimanded organizers of the Chengdu Motor Show for showing way too much flesh than what’s appropriate for a harmonious society. The exhibitionist exhibits were all foreign. A finger-wagging received the display of female charms at Citroen and Kia, and a serious finger-wagging was directed at an “almost-naked Ms Yan Yu who briefly posed with a Toyota Camry before things got so mad with ‘journalists’ taking pictures that she was quickly taken back-stage,” as Tycho de Feyter reports at Carnewschina.

The showing of almost naked ladies is standard fare at communist China car shows, but could trigger arrested hearts and mass firing in the allegedly free West. Therefore, the almost naked Camry lady was trafficked below the fold. Don’t click if you are under age, easily offended, or easily fired. Your have been warned.

“Is that a jelly bra?” asks TTAC’s cross-cultural adviser, Frau Schmitto-san. “I have one in Tokyo.”

“I don’t want to see it,” answers the editor in chief.

As suspected a week ago, the reprimands were handed out at the end of the show. Same thing happened in Beijing. This way, organizers receive full promotional impact, the government keeps face, and there is a last-minute rise in traffic, based on righteous reporting

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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PrincipalDan on Sep 10, 2012

Baby needs a little more back.

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- Shaker on Sep 11, 2012
  
  Q: "Jelly Panties?" A: "Depends"
  
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Domestic Hearse on Sep 11, 2012

$kaycog posts on TTAC now? Awesome.

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