Online mockery of President Trump is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.

If desperate times call for desperate measures, then dark times call for dark jokes.

“It’s a way of expressing solidarity in the face of overwhelming malice ... noticed a striking similarity between Xi Jinping and Winnie-the-Pooh, the bear became a popular online stand ...

This is not to say the only way to deal with the way football has gone so horribly wrong is through laughing at it. But at least it might be a start if absolutely no one is willing to take the threats ...