A golden carnival in the golden era?

This article is by LSE MSc student Zhiyi Li Earlier this month, the UK had the first state visit by a Chinese President in ten years. Xi Jinping or “Big Daddy Xi”met UK royals and politicians, visiting universities and enterprises, even enjoying fish and chips in a pub. Both British media and Chinese media gave huge coverage to the event and mass media, online news sites, together with social media, constructed a carnival-like media event with space for both humour and more serious themes.