Xi Jinping Grabs His Umbrella, Joins Occupy Central

Occupy Central has really brought the creative best out of Hong Kong netizens.
Xi Jinping Grabs His Umbrella, Joins Occupy Central
Larry Ong
Journalist
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Occupy Central has brought out the creative best of Hong Kong’s netizens.

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, China’s state media group announced that a photograph of president Xi Jinping doing a site inspection in Wuhan won the National News Award, the country’s highest photojournalism prize.

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In the photo, Xi is dressed in a simple white collar shirt, has rolled up black trousers to keep them from getting wet, carries his own navy blue umbrella, and appears to be in consultation with a worker.

("Back in Beijing, lopsided pants are all the rage...")
"Back in Beijing, lopsided pants are all the rage..."
Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.