Photos: Xinhua and Photoshop

March 18, 2009 5:36 AM

A poster on a Sohu blog writes about ’s use of image doctoring. Below are with translated commentary:

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Left: “Memorial tablet for soldiers who lost their lives in Papua New Guinea” (?????????), from Xinhua
Right: Original tablet image, “Memorial tablet for Republic of China’s Armed Forces soldiers who lost their lives in Papua New Guinea” (????????????????), from Taiwan Central News Agency. Other views of the tablet can be seen at BBC and Sina Taiwan.

Past incidents have been more humorous. Captions, translated:

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Twins! ???

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Six legs. ???

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Read also: Secret Behind Chairman Mao’s Image: Every Photo Had Been Retouched on CDT.