Is Wen Jiabao Spiderman?

by | Oct 7, 2010


Here’s a slightly odd bit of news from Wednesday’s testy EU-China summit:

In a gentle jab, [European Commission President Jose Manuel] Barroso told [Chinese Prime Minister] Wen Jiabao that “with great power comes great responsibility.”

This was all to do with China’s currency, but will anyone tell Wen that his European friend was quoting from a famous panel in one of the early Spiderman comics?

And, while we’re on the topic, did Barroso mean to imply that China exists in a fantasy world?  Or that Wen makes life more exciting?  Marvels never cease…

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