Computer screens display fake tweets that online users can self-generate at a Chinese website in Beijing on January 26, 2017. | Photo Credit: APmore-inIn China, Twitter is blocked but fake tweets by realdonaldtrump look set to become the latest internet sensation. They are being shared on Chinese social networking sites to crack jokes, tout online goods and send Lunar New Year greetings. “For young Chinese people, Trump has an extremely iconic image,” said Lin Hang, a co-founder of Jike. Vincent Zhang, a 37-year-old employee at Jiayuan, a Chinese online dating site, said many young Chinese had a relatively neutral view of Mr. Trump and saw him as a showman.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2017 12:11 UTC