Li Yuchun on the Time' cover

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One of the major discussions in China I have tried to ignore is the election of Li Yuchun as the supergirl. There are just too many important things going on in China.
But the follow-up has some interesting side-effects, as Time has choosen the Sichuan celebrity for its cover, and sparked off an exchange that is summerized here by ESWN. Li was herself, as many have noted, something that is pretty uncommon on Chinese TV. Now, some of the famous negative elements at the internet, see in the Time coverage a plot to make China look weak.
Most Chinese have no clue why Li is picked to the cover, an honor she shares with former leader Deng Xiaoping. And some obvious do not like it. Compulsory reading to understand a bit of the feelings among the chatroom warriors.