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[[File:jiangyu2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''Former Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu...'']]
[[File:fish2.jpg|250px|thumb|right|''Also known as “Stiff Fish”'']]
僵鱼 (Jiāng Yú): Stiff Fish

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. Jiāng Yú (姜瑜) was the previous spokesperson for [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/ China’s Foreign Ministry] between 2006 and 2012. The characters in her name are homophonic with those meaning “stiff fish.”  

During her tenure as Foreign Minsitry Spokesperson, Jiang Yu has dealt with questions regarding [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/territorial-disputes/ territorial disputes] with Japan, [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/north-korea/ tensions on the Korean peninsula], and perhaps most notably, Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize—regarding which, Jiang Yu famously said:

<blockquote> “We are against anyone making an issue out of Liu Xiaobo and interfering in China’s internal affairs and judicial authority. . . . We will not change because of interference by a few clowns; we will not change our path. We will stick to the path of ruling the country by law and its national conditions.” </blockquote>

<blockquote>“我们坚决反对任何人借刘晓波问题做文章，干涉中国内政和司法主权。…我们不会受一些反华小丑的干扰。我们会继续坚持依法治国，继续坚持走符合中国国情的发展道路。”</blockquote>

Qin Gang, who held the post of Foreign Ministry spokesperson before Jiang, was given a similarly derogatory nickname by netizens:  [[bird anus]]. 

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