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中国人民的老朋友 (Zhōngguó rénmín de lǎo péngyou): old friends of the Chinese people

[[File:Old friend.jpg|200px|thumb|left|''Mourning an [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/10/cartoon-qaddafis-last-words/ old friend]. Photoshopped image from the time of Mao’s death.'']]In official parlance, these are world leaders who have visited China and shown their support for the country. Netizens pay attention to a particular type of “old friend”--friends like [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/qaddafi/ Muammar Qaddafi], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad Bashar al-Assad].