JIAXING, China — A Chinese factory has been doing a brisk business selling giant inflatable roosters, some as tall as 16 feet, based on a design widely perceived in China to resemble President-elect Donald Trump. The original statue was designed by US-based artist Casey Latiolais, whose website displays the rooster next to a similar design that borrows elements of a Trump election slogan. Wei said some customers think the rooster resembles Trump but that the manufacturers had no say over that. The social media sensation comes as China prepares to celebrate the lunar Year of the Rooster starting Jan. 28, the country’s most important traditional holiday. “It does seem like it’s got a personality, more so than chickens in previous years” in the Chinese zodiac, Wei said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 13, 2017 13:04 UTC