Old friends of the Chinese people
来自China Digital Space
Mourning an old friend. A 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 Muammar Qaddafi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Bashar al-Assad.
