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China's military parade celebrating its World War Two victory may have been a tightly choreographed show with nothing out of place - but it was a totally different story on Chinese social media. | China's military parade celebrating its World War Two victory may have been a tightly choreographed show with nothing out of place - but it was a totally different story on Chinese social media. |
Netizens on microblog site Weibo had a field day poking fun at the parade, posting satirical pictures and jibes at po-faced leaders. Their efforts were quickly scrubbed off by censors determined to keep the national conversation on script. | Netizens on microblog site Weibo had a field day poking fun at the parade, posting satirical pictures and jibes at po-faced leaders. Their efforts were quickly scrubbed off by censors determined to keep the national conversation on script. |
Some of the posts were captured by Hong Kong-based coder Cedric Sam and Weiboscope, a Hong Kong University project that monitors deleted Weibo content. | Some of the posts were captured by Hong Kong-based coder Cedric Sam and Weiboscope, a Hong Kong University project that monitors deleted Weibo content. |
Winnie and Xi | Winnie and Xi |
One popular topic was President Xi Jinping, who at the start of the parade inspected the troops from a car. | One popular topic was President Xi Jinping, who at the start of the parade inspected the troops from a car. |
Weibo user Diuz posted a picture of a Winnie the Pooh toy. It came without a caption, but thousands got the joke - it was one of the most popular deleted posts, shared more than 65,000 times before it was taken down, according to Weiboscope. | Weibo user Diuz posted a picture of a Winnie the Pooh toy. It came without a caption, but thousands got the joke - it was one of the most popular deleted posts, shared more than 65,000 times before it was taken down, according to Weiboscope. |
Mr Xi has been closely associated with Winnie the Pooh since 2013, when netizens noticed that a picture of him walking next to US President Barack Obama looked a lot like Winnie the Pooh and Tigger - those posts were swiftly deleted at the time, of course. | Mr Xi has been closely associated with Winnie the Pooh since 2013, when netizens noticed that a picture of him walking next to US President Barack Obama looked a lot like Winnie the Pooh and Tigger - those posts were swiftly deleted at the time, of course. |
Mr Xi's expressionless face also provided fodder for endless jokes. | Mr Xi's expressionless face also provided fodder for endless jokes. |
Weibo user Buyuesangw posted this image of Mr Xi, saying: "Enjoy this new Winnie military parade expression - it's so cute." The caption reads: "My soul is so tired." | Weibo user Buyuesangw posted this image of Mr Xi, saying: "Enjoy this new Winnie military parade expression - it's so cute." The caption reads: "My soul is so tired." |
Another user, Dadadadadabazhao, captioned this picture: "It's so bloody hot, I want to die, urgh." | |
Frog fun | Frog fun |
One topic which particularly excited netizens was the appearance of former President Jiang Zemin. | One topic which particularly excited netizens was the appearance of former President Jiang Zemin. |
Rumours of his death periodically circulate when he is not seen in public for a long time. | Rumours of his death periodically circulate when he is not seen in public for a long time. |
One deleted post contained a picture of him at the parade, and commented: "Today's biggest news has broken." | One deleted post contained a picture of him at the parade, and commented: "Today's biggest news has broken." |
Others juxtaposed pictures of him with frogs, in a nod to a meme last year on a giant inflatable frog's likeness to Mr Jiang. | Others juxtaposed pictures of him with frogs, in a nod to a meme last year on a giant inflatable frog's likeness to Mr Jiang. |
Granny love | Granny love |
Another image that made the rounds was of a grandmother feeling sorry for Mr Xi, who's affectionately known as Xi Da Da (Daddy Xi). | Another image that made the rounds was of a grandmother feeling sorry for Mr Xi, who's affectionately known as Xi Da Da (Daddy Xi). |
One caption read: "Beijing is too hot, granny feels bad for Xi Da Da." | One caption read: "Beijing is too hot, granny feels bad for Xi Da Da." |
Revisionism | Revisionism |
But it wasn't just jokes that were scrubbed - so too were a number of Weibo posts, particularly from Taiwanese users, that accused the Chinese Communist Party of revisionism in its celebrations. | But it wasn't just jokes that were scrubbed - so too were a number of Weibo posts, particularly from Taiwanese users, that accused the Chinese Communist Party of revisionism in its celebrations. |
This included a statement by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou, noting that the Kuomintang (KMT), also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party, had played a major role in repelling the Japanese in WW2, and a picture of KMT general Chiang Kai-shek. | This included a statement by Taiwanese President Ma Ying-Jeou, noting that the Kuomintang (KMT), also known as the Chinese Nationalist Party, had played a major role in repelling the Japanese in WW2, and a picture of KMT general Chiang Kai-shek. |
Weibo user Visionanimal posted it saying: "Saluting the real hero of the Chinese people!" | Weibo user Visionanimal posted it saying: "Saluting the real hero of the Chinese people!" |
The Communists and the KMT had both worked to repel the Japanese, and many in Taiwan believe China has downplayed the KMT's efforts. | The Communists and the KMT had both worked to repel the Japanese, and many in Taiwan believe China has downplayed the KMT's efforts. |
The KMT fled to Taiwan after a civil war with the Communists, and set up a government under Gen Chiang. | The KMT fled to Taiwan after a civil war with the Communists, and set up a government under Gen Chiang. |
However, the Chinese government claims the island of Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory and threatens to counter any move to outright independence by military force. | However, the Chinese government claims the island of Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory and threatens to counter any move to outright independence by military force. |
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