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>It’s become routine now for Justin Trudeau to land in a foreign country to the screams of local admirers. But Mr. Trudeau’s arrival in Beijing this week for his first visit as prime minister provoked a uniquely Chinese response.
>“Lick your screen,” came the call on social media, as pictures of the Canadian prime minister ricocheted from phone to phone.
>With a “super high IQ plus his famous family … he could simply rely on his appearance, but he has leaned on talent instead. I admire this,” the Post added.
>On social media, people called Mr. Trudeau an “international Internet celebrity,” an “explosively hot” leader who is “so tall and hasn’t gotten fat yet.”
>Even Jack Ma, the Alibaba founder and icon of China’s new billionaires, joined in. What Mr. Trudeau has done “is a miracle to me,” he said. “You can see and feel the spark, energy and confidence of Canada. We believe he is the future of Canada.”
>More than nine million people viewed online broadcasts of Mr. Ma in conversation with Mr. Trudeau.
>Mr. Trudeau appeared on the front page of China Daily, and his visit was prominently splashed by the state-run Xinhua news agency and People’s Daily newspaper, which placed a picture of a smiling Mr. Trudeau shaking hands with president Xi Jinping at the top of its newspaper and website.
