“Not as skinny as Obama, like Putin is ok.” China censors schoolboy’s suggestion that Xi lose weight

BEIJING – Chinese censors have never been known for their sense of humor, but their lack of it was amply demonstrated this week when they blocked a child’s light-hearted suggestion that President Xi Jingping might like to lose some weight. As part of a school writing project, nine-year-old Niu Ziru wrote a letter to Xi […]

















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