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Nobody says Jinping Xi or Zedong Mao.

• bromuro 3mo ago
  Is Elton John or Jhon Elton?
  • rurban 3mo ago
    Is Elton John east Asian? He isn't
    • lode 3mo ago
      I think GP might be referencing to Rowan Atkinson interviewing Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl0HqlbX7dc
• inigyou 3mo ago
  Can we not just agree that transliteration is tricky business with no single canon? Some Indian restaurants near me sell Aloo Saag, others sell Alu Sag.
  • rurban 3mo ago
    No, there is a single canon. Proper media is able to use proper names. This was not on. Esp. in this case with Wang having a special meaning in China.
• treetalker 3mo ago
  Well, some do say Jinping the Eleventh …
  • bananaflag 3mo ago
    And Kim Jong the Second, which was confusing since he was actually the second Kim.