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China censors squash giant inflatable toad reports
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese reports about a giant inflatable toad have been deleted from the Internet after social media users compared the puffed-up animal to a former Communist Party chief.
The installation of a giant inflatable duck in Hong Kong's harbour last year sparked a national craze for oversized blow-up wildlife, with several Chinese cities launching their own imitations.
The latest, a 22-metre-high (72-feet) toad, appeared in a Beijing park last weekend, but met with mockery from social media users who compared its appearance to that of former President Jiang Zemin.
The website of China's official Xinhua news agency and popular web portal Sina had deleted their reports on the animal - seen as a symbol of good fortune in traditional Chinese culture - by Wednesday.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/east-asia/story/china-censors-squash-giant-inflatable-toad-reports-20140723
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