A tweet by the US secretary of state has led to speculation over whether he is trying to send a message to the Chinese government
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However, he may be aware that they will struggle to talk about this tweet because nicknames referencing the Chinese leader are heavily censored. Such tactics had previously proven successful with the leader Jiang Zemin, who many were able to talk about using"toad" related nicknames."Winnie Pooh" and similar references have long been censored on Chinese social media platforms.A search of the word"Winnie" on the popular Sina Weibo microblog currently only brings up government-approved media or official verified accounts.
Mr Pompeo may have picked up on"dog" as a reference to either the US or himself. The word"dog" in Chinese is often used to reference people or countries that are regarded as aggressive, feral or wild.
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