Posted on 11/11/2014 10:22:34 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Russian leader Vladimir Putin's solicitous act of draping China's First Lady Peng Liyuan in a shawl has become a social media highlight of the Apec summit. It also ignited Chinese forums on Tuesday, which was Singles Day.
Vladimir Putin has a special place among the cast of world leaders for the Chinese public.
Perhaps it is a legacy of the fraternal relations between the Soviet Union and Mao's Communist China. But it's probably more about his macho strongman image, something generations of solemn Chinese leaders have not been noted for.
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And if the First Lady needs curtains hung, she know which world leader to call.
chuckle...I wonder if he helped Barry on w/ his shawl?
Vlad is the guy in High School who stuffed punks like Obama in their lockers!
Obama is VERY pissed .... .... ... wondering why Putin didn’t place a shaw on him.
Those of us a bit older remember that relations weren’t that great between China and the Soviet post-Stalin. Remember the border war between the two countries in the late 1960s? Artillery, tanks and infantry was used, but I don’t recall either side committing air power.
The reporter must be a young pup parroting the party line.
They almost went to war in 1969 and 1972, so this statement is nonsense. Chinese and Russians both, having lived under Communist regimes, have been trained to test the winds and know when a policy, country or politician is "in favor" and when they are "out of favor."
Putin and Russia are presently "in favor" and have been for a while. Both are against USA "hegemony" and both have no respect for Obama. It doesn't mean they love each other, it just means their interests are closely aligned at the moment.
Picture. Thousand Words.
is that real?? WTF?
Oh yes, you see Bush is an alien and has these secret powers. Angela could not resist him. Haven’t you heard about the UFOs which were chased by our jets when they headed to the Crawford Ranch, flying right over Stephenville, TX?
Admin removed pic that Drudge has up?
The Sino-Soviet split began about 1959.
Very real.
If you or I did that on the job we’d be fired on the spot.
At least Putin is regarded as a manly man. Our guy is rather embarrassing.
We know a First Lady that would not be covered in a shawl but a bedspread by Putin. =]
Apparently so. It must be from an outlet that doesn’t like FR. Too bad, it is a priceless photo!
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