'China's Obama' says easier to mimic Trump
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="Satarupa">Satarupa</span> <span word="Bhattacharjya">Bhattacharjya</span></p><p><span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Jiguo">Jiguo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="remits">remits</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p><p><span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $6,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="diminish">diminish</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wit">wit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charisma">charisma</span>, <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spicy">spicy</span> <span word="curry">curry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span> <span word="eatery">eatery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="gibberish">gibberish</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="imitating">imitating</span> <span word="mannerisms">mannerisms</span> - <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="frown">frown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sing">sing</span>," <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="duplicates">duplicates</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>, <span word="imitation">imitation</span>, <span word="however">however</span> <span word="flattering">flattering</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actors">actors</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zombie">zombie</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Previously">Previously</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="troupe">troupe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monster">monster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="impersonation">impersonation</span>, <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="Oba">Oba</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="video">video</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="greeting">greeting</span> <span word="onlookers">onlookers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretending">pretending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p>
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