Netizen Voices: Is Xi Jinping on Top of the World, or a Tortoise on a Utility Pole? (opens in new tab)

Even as Xi Jinping basked in the international media spotlight surrounding successive state visits by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, one domestic meme painted his position as more precarious. A video posted earlier this month to Douyin, TikTok’s Chinese counterpart, offered this scenario: If you see a tortoise perched on top of a utility pole, […]