Pidgin: Chinese characters w/in Chat

Wow, what a fab program this is. I avoided gaim before, but this is so polished I can see my face in it.

For version 2.1.1:
Problem I'm having is that I can send Chinese text just fine. I can even receive Chinese text, except that it doesn't display properly. Just comes up as blocks when someone else sends it. Copying and pasting to a text editor lets me see it.

And why is it that the MSN component allows the funny pictures that others use regardless of where they appear? Shouldn't there be a space or some kind of delimiter that allows that?

Thanks in Advance,
Darren