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BEIJING, Jan. 7 () -- Chinese media bombarded the national team's 0-0 draw with Syria on Thursday despite its qualification for the 2011 Asian Cup finals.
?The team failed to impress in Wednesday night's match in Hangzhou's Yellow Dragon Stadium but got a ticket to the Asian Cup finals this month whatsoever as Vietnam drew with Lebanon 1-1 in another Group D match.
?The awkward qualification drew a great deal of criticism from the media in a sarcastic tone.
?Qianjiang Evening News's report of the game was just a few lines and a picture.
?"0-0. Syria coach told our reporter: 'China, very good. Chinese football, terrible'," the newspaper said. A picture was put below the big bold letters showing a group of soccer fans and a slogan that read: National team, stop gambling. Your mom calls you to go back home and have dinner.
?Whereas for The First newspaper based in Beijing, the headline for its sport page was "Be cautious! This page contains content about the national team!"
?"The national team's continuous failure has drained the fans of all confidence. They went from angry to numb and then to sarcastic. But all they did was for one purpose -- real changes take place in Chinese soccer," it said.
Canada's new Auditor General Michael Ferguson speaks at a press conference in the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Canada, April 3, 2012. He responded to journalists' questions regarding his spring report, which was tabled this morning in the House of Commons. Among the details of the report, Ferguson slams the Department of National Defense for covering up cost over-runs and delays in the development of 65 F-35 joint strike fighters to keep political support for the project. The report shows that the total program cost to replace the aging fleet of CF-18 is estimated at 25 billion Canadian dollars over 20 years, but defense officials said the cost would only be 16 billion Canadian dollars. (/David Kawai)OTTAWA, April 3 () -- Canada's Auditor General said Tuesday the country's Department of National Defense covered up cost over-runs and delays in the development of the F-35 joint strike fighter to keep political support for the project.Michael Ferguson, who reports to Parliament, rather than to the government, made the allegation in his report that was tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Ferguson said Defense Department officials twisted government rules, misled ministers and Parliament, and whitewashed cost overruns and delays in a determined effort to ensure Canada purchase the F-35 stealth fighter.Ferguson revealed the military knows the cost of buying and servicing 65 of the F-35s is 25 billion Canadian dollars, rather than the 16 billion figure Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other senior ministers have quoted in Parliament.The planes are supposed to replace Canada's aging fleet of CF- 18.The auditor said the military chose the F-35 in 2006. The plane was "clearly the fighter jet of choice," Ferguson said, and the military played up its technical superiority to prevent politicians from considering any other jets.The Canadian government immediately froze funding for the purchase of the plane. Control over the purchase was shifted from the military to the Department of Public Works, where the project will be overseen by a special team of officials.The government will appoint specialists to ensure the purchase meets government procurement standards."Funding will remain frozen and Canada will not purchase new aircraft until further due diligence, oversight, and transparency is applied to the process of replacing the Canadian Forces' aging CF-18 fleet," Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose said in a statement.Ferguson's report says Canada joined the F-35 program in 1997 because the government of the time wanted to win contracts for Canadian industries. The government, which was in the hands of the Liberal Party, did not intend to purchase the fighters without a competitive bidding process.The Conservatives under Stephen Harper became the governing party in 2006."By the end of 2006, the (Defence) Department was actively involved in developing the F-35, and a number of activities had put in motion its eventual procurement," the audit report says.That year, Canada and eight other countries signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the plane, which is being built by the U.S. firm Lockheed Martin.The auditor said the military pushed the project on the new government. Ferguson found "in the majority of cases, only the most optimistic scenario was put forward, rather than a range of potential benefits that reflected the inherent uncertainties in the projections."Between 2006 and the government's announcement in July 2010 that Canada would purchase 65 F-35s, military officials regularly downplayed or glossed over cost overruns and delays afflicting the stealth fighter program, the report said.."Officials from National Defence who participated in the senior decision-making committees of the (Joint Strike Fighter) program were regularly informed of these problems," the report says. "Yet in briefing materials from 2006 through 2010 that we have reviewed, neither the minister nor decision makers in National Defence and central agencies were kept informed of these problems and the associated risks of relying on the F-35 to replace the CF-18."The report also notes significant concerns about the completeness of cost information provided to parliamentarians."We observed that National Defence told parliamentarians that cost data provided by U.S. authorities had been validated by U.S. experts and partner countries, which was not accurate at the time, " the report says. "At the time of its response, National Defence knew the costs were likely to increase but did not so inform parliamentarians."The government now says it has no firm deal to buy the F-35. In Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper Tuesday said his government will seek the best value for money. He added that the government does not have a binding agreement to buy the planes."Canada has not signed a contract to purchase any aircraft. As we have stated, Canada has set a budget to purchase fighter aircraft to replace the CF-18 and will acquire the F-35 only if and when we can operate within that budget," Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino said in the House of Commons Tuesday during a loud debate on the auditor's report.?(1 U.S. dollar=0.9919 Canadian dollar)
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