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Mon December 19, 2011
Asia

Chinese React To Kim Jong Il's Death With Emoticons

Originally published on Mon December 19, 2011 7:22 am

The response of many Chinese is coming through in emoticons — the symbols often used in text messages. The Wall Street Journal reports Kim's death is the most popular topic on China's equivalent of Twitter. Some messages show laughing emoticons while others show broken hearts.

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