Living in China: grab your “Oba-Mao” T-shirts

At the hype of US President Barack Obama’s first visit to China, the hottest sales item on Beijing’s streets is a t-shirt featuring Obama’s face replacing China’ former leader Mao Zedong’s face in an iconic image of the Communist Party and Red Army:

Beijing residents pedal their bikes past an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale.

Beijing residents pedal their bikes past an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale. (From CCTV)

A Chinese woman looks at an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale (from CCTV)

A Chinese woman looks at an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale (from CCTV)

A Chinese woman holds an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale. (From CCTV)

A Chinese woman holds an Obama Mao t-shirt for sale. (From CCTV)

The red Chinese characters in the Oba-Mao T-Shirt read Serve the People, (written by) Mao Zedong. (From CCTV)

The red Chinese characters in the "Oba-Mao" T-Shirt read "Serve the People, (written by) Mao Zedong." (From CCTV)

via Obama T-shirt is sold in Beijing CCTV-International.

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One Comment

  1. Raj Rajabali
    Posted November 24, 2009 at 10:08 AM | Permalink

    Totally side splitting. :-)

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