Chinese Netizens React to the Death of Kim Jong-Il
Chinese netizens are watching the “Korean drama” and, in tune with the festive season in the West, humming a self-invented theme song of “Jinge [Brother Kim] bye, Jinge bye, Jinge on the way.” Many scoff at the pictures of grieving North Koreans as “nationwide theater”, while some from the older generation reminisce about similar scenes that played out across China at the death of Chairman Mao more than thirty years ago (Here's a video from that time eulogizing the Chairman) and warn of the instability that may ensue. One netizen told of the reaction of his father, a veteran of the Korean War who fought on the Chinese side, upon hearing the news: "So this is the point of all that bloody fighting...to guarantee one family's dominion over the country?"
Censorship Watch
@WoJiaoLaughingSir: "Retweet was deleted again; this was my sixth, along with two comments! Why does Sina delete photo-shopped pictures making fun of Kim Jong-un, but won’t delete pictures making fun of Obama and Sarkozy? It’s not like I’m retweeting pictures making fun of our own leaders. The “relevant department” really puts these fatties from North Korea on a pedestal."
