First cartoon image of premier spotted

Provided by Gov.cn, Chinese Central Government's official web portal, and Xinhua's New Media Center.

The global trend of using cartoon images of officials has now come to China. On Wednesday, a Chinese official media outlet published a cartoon image of Premier Li Keqiang for the first time.

Li is clad in blue in the cartoon, wearing a dark blue suit and a light blue tie. The cartoon gives a detailed portrait of his eyes, brows and his hallmark glasses.

The cartoon was published as part of an illustration of how Premier Li presides over a State Council executive meeting.

Like President Xi's cartoon image, which was released a week ago, Li's cartoon image went viral immediately after it went online.

An infographic showing how President Xi Jinping has spent his time in office - including a cartoon image of the leader himself - was posted online on Feb 19. The graphic shows how Xi devoted all his time to work, leaving little left for personal matters.

Zhu Lijia, a professor at China National School of Administration, said this kind of cartoon image helps to break the sense of mystery surrounding China's top leaders, which presents a more confident and open Chinese society.

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