The Chinese people absolutely cannot tolerate the invasion of other countries …

Xu Ling - The Chinese people absolutely cannot condone the encroachment ...

Designer: Xu Ling (徐灵)
ca. 1950
The Chinese people absolutely cannot tolerate the invasion of other countries, and cannot allow Imperialists to wantonly invade its own neighbours without acting
Zhongguo renmin jue bu neng rongren waiguode qinlüe, ye bu neng ting ren diguo zhuyizhe dui ziji linren sixing qinlüe er zhizhi buli (中国人民决不能容忍外国的侵略,也不能听任帝国主义者对自己邻人肆行侵略而直之不理)
Publisher unknown
Size: 77×106 cm.
Call number: BG E27/169 (IISH collection)

The man in uniform is a caricature of Douglas MacArthur, a famous American general and the commander of the American troops in Korea.

This poster portrayed him as a vicious person committing war crimes holding a blood-soaked knife. It’s an apparent contrast comparing with posters made by Americans, and that shows how subjective propaganda can be.

The bright color red is used without reservation again; the blazing flame and blood have a strong visual effect on the audience.

https://chineseposters.net/gallery/e27-169

Author: zsong@conncoll.edu

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