14.4. Jiang Zemin (江泽民, 1989-2002)

Dictator from 1989 to 2002.

Jiang is often compared to a toad in a meme what is referred to as toad worship (膜蛤), further keywords: 蛤蟆

Jiang has an amazing array of meme-ready funny expressions.

Jiang Zemin frog
Figure 175. Comparison between Jiang Zemin and a 72-feet-tall inflatable toad in a Beijing park seen in 2014 made the rounds on Weibo (新浪微博) and led to some censorship. Source.
Jiang Zemin nose picking
Figure 176. Jiang picking his nose. Source.
Jiang Zemin magnify
Figure 177. Jiang reading through comically large magnifying glass during the opening ceremony of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党全国代表大会, 中共党代会) in 2017. See also: Internal media of China (内参). Source.
Jiang Zemin emoticons montage
Figure 178. More Jiang funny expressions and Photoshops from a Research Gate page! Source.