A mock edition of People’s Daily containing nerve-racking nationalistic sentiments appeared on the Internet recently. Tim Johnson, China Correspondent of McClatchy Newspapers, wrote about it on his blog:
The main headline at the upper left, above the mushroom cloud, reads: “China Successfully Tests new Type of Nuclear Bomb on San Francisco.”
Next to it in the top middle of the page: “United Nations HQ Moves to Beijing.”…
At top right, the headline reads: “Premier Wen Jiabao accompanied by Gov. Ma Ying-jeou pays a visit to Taiwan.” (In other words, Taiwan has already been absorbed into China.)
At lower right, under the NBA logo, is the headline: “Yao Ming recovers from injury, helps Rockets with championship.”
Smaller headlines lower on the page read:
“Chinese government Apologizes for Accidental Bombing of Pentagon.”
“Dalai Lama is Shot and Killed.”
Image: a mock edition of the People’s Daily’s overseas edition, via qq.com
