The following is an advertisement which has reportedly (according to Deadspin) appeared in the Wall Street Journal, promoting Chinese manufacturer GMC. There’s not a lot that can be said about this that can’t be gleaned by you the reader, by just looking at it. It’s just, so… Cultural Revolution Chinese.

The thing that strikes me, apart from the depicted re-embrace of Wang Zhi Zhi to the National Team, is the similarity to the famous imagery of Iwo Jima. Of course, Iwo Jima was a famous American victory over Japan — having no significance in the context of China really.

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Meanwhile, in other Yao Ming news, the big man has been tweeting his promotion of Chris Bosh coming to Houston — even going so far as to start the tweet party before the 1 July deadline (if only by an hour or so).