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禽肛 (Qín Gāng): Bird Anus [[File:W020050420103308283261.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official Qin Gang'']]

Because the name of government leaders and officials often become [[sensitive porcelain|sensitive words]], netizens frequently invent creative (and pejorative) homonyms to sidestep scrutiny and censorship. An official at [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/ China’s Foreign Ministry] since 1992, Qin Gang (秦刚) is currently a ministry spokesperson and head of the ministry's information department. The characters in his name are homophonic with those for “bird anus.” A netizen explains why this nickname fits Qin:

<blockquote> ''The anus is from where one farts and shits. In other words, if the bird wants to fart, the anus must let the fart pass; the anus cannot decide what kind of fart to fart. That is why he is called “Bird Anus.” ''[In Chinese “to fart” can also mean “to speak nonsense.”] </blockquote>

<blockquote>'' 肛门就是放屁，拉屎的地方。总的来说，禽兽要放什么屁，肛门就得放；而肛门自己是无法决定要放什么屁的，所以被称为禽肛。''</blockquote>

Sometimes a further play on words is used with Qin Gang’s name: “bird anus is inflamed” (禽肛发炎 qín'gāng fāyán) sounds the same as “Qin Gang made a statement” (秦刚发言 Qín Gāng fāyán).

On 9 June 2009, a BBC reporter asked Qin Gang about the justification for the compulsory installation of the [http://chinadigitalspace.net/Green_Daddy Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software]. Qin Gang replied:

<blockquote>''[[Do you have children?]] If you have children or if you plan to have children, you will surely understand a parent’s concern about harmful information on the Internet. [[China’s Internet is open]]. The Chinese government plays an active role in promoting the healthy development of the Internet.''</blockquote>

<blockquote>''你有孩子吗？如果你有孩子或者你打算要孩子，你应该能理解作为家长对互联网传播有害信息的关切。中国的互联网是开放的，中国政府积极致力于推动互联网健康发展。''</blockquote>

Qin Gang has been responsible for a number of other [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/07/c-a-yeung-memorable-quotations-from-qin-gang-秦刚 memorable quotations]. 

See also [[Stiff Fish]].

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