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Posted By Isaac Stone Fish
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 11:01 AM
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As pundits debate whether or not Xi Jinping will follow in the footsteps of current President Hu Jintao, we at FP would like to point out something he does share with his predecessor: a dangerously enticing name for Anglophone headline writers to abuse.
Xi, visiting the United States this week, will likely be appointed this fall as China's next President. Journalists, let us be the first to sound the warning: avoid the temptation (that we have already succumbed to several times) of a Xi headline pun!
From the FP editorial staff, here's a list of ten Xi headlines NOT to use:
1. Territorial disputes in the South China Sea: "Xi's Gotta Have It."
2. A profile of his teenage years: "Xi was only 16."
3. His second visit to Iowa: "There Xi Goes Again."
4. His portrayal in Chinese state media: "Isn't Xi Lovely?" (Or "Xi Will Be Loved.")
5. A Chinese Gorbachev: "Xi Change."
6. Bizarre policy choices: "Xi Moves in Mysterious Ways."
7. A definitive chronicle of his speeches: "That's What Xi Said."
8. His meeting with Henry Kissinger: "The Old Man and the Xi."
9. On a conflict with the current head of the disciplinary committee: "He Said Xi Said."
10. His stylish sartorial choices: "Ain't Nothing But a Xi Thing."
This is by no means a comprehensive list. Please let us know any suggestions you have for other Xi headlines that should be banned- either write them in the comments section or send them to me via twitter: @isaacstonefish. Whoever comes up with the worst Xi headline pun will win a free copy of the book "Becoming China's Bitch."
Update: After careful consideration, we at FP have decided that the worst headline pun imaginable is China announces new high speed train line: "Xi's Got a Ticket to Ride." Thanks to twitter user @james_s_evans for his submission! Honorable mention to @christophercherry for his China Daily all-purpose headline: "Every Little Thing Xi Does is Magic." We look forward to future contests if Shanghai Party Secretary Yu, Standing Committee Member He, or Director of the United Front Work Department Du become trending topics.
China's demographics: "Xi's like a rainbow."
His portrayal in Chinese state media: "Xi wont let you down."
China's relations with Japan: "Xi's turning Japanese."
Chinese political prisoners: "Why won't Xi let me go?"
Military clash akin to 2001 incident with airplanes crashing
"Something in the way Xi moves"
How he survived the food shortages of the cultural revolution
"Xi's a maneater"
His approach to treating democracy activist Ai Wei Wei
"Ai can't stand how Xi treats me"
His brutal crackdown on Tibetan separatists.
"Xi likes it rough"
When he accuses the Dalai Lama of being "the devil with a human face"
"Xi talks dirty"
Refusal to consider US plea to end currency manipulation
"Xi won't return my calls"
Hu's Xi? His vice.
Xi's had a wonderful Valentine' s Day with Mr. Obama...
On Apple's presence in China: "iXi"
We will give you a discount
WE ACCEPT PYAPAL PAYMENT
YOU MUST NOT MISS IT!!!
thank you!!!
Believe you will love it.
We have good reputation, fashion products,
Opportunity knocks but once
His surname pronounced more like "sea" than "she"... though it's nicer to pronounce as "she" since we can get more fun out of it.. :) sciatic nerve pain
Bad boys bad boys/What you gonna do
The first serious violent repression (or military action) taken under Xi's leadership:
Xi Bop!
Breakthrough in US-China relations through personal diplomacy:
Xi's All That
The importance of good punmanship
Who the hell does Xi think he is?
this is me very concerned and I think the story will long live in the future
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Murder Xi Wrote
sophmoric fp establishment gives China the middle finger
so the interns were given a shot at writing AND editing...
Georgetown's wounded pride over China's basketball team kicking their asses—literally—off the court with the help of a few Chinese army ringers is still too fresh.
but really.
is this what an organization with "serious" foreign policy pretensions should be putting out to the world?
just couldn't resist throwing a few drops of "crazy" into the Obama administration's punch bowl.
"Xi is Hu?" -China's Stagnant Leadership
"Obama: Xi's All That" -Obama warms to Xi During Visit
"See Xi Lead Li" -Experts Predict Xi to Maintain Edge over Li Keqiang
"Xi bejeebies" -A Nervous Xi Controls US-China Relations
She and Xi Won't Ask Hu Why" -Xi and his Wife Confused About Hu's Decisions
Thanks for the fun article. Nice to change things up a bit.
Xi, what a god-given name for a politician
If there were elections in China, I would have the perfect campaign song for him: "Xi loves you yeah yeah yeah!"
he might get into some Xi-nanigans.
"China's Next President in the USA: Xi-nanigans with Jinping"
Comments by people in this forum is the thought, I hope the information here will help many people
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