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[quote=LEONARDO,301892]China will issue six million of the new banknotes to commemorate the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games. The notable change in the new 10 yuan ($1.5) note is that the image of Chairman Mao Zedong will be replaced by the new National Stadium—Bird’s Nest.  Additionally, the "Chinese Seal, Dancing Beijing" Games emblem is placed above the Bird’s Nest.

I am surprised by overseas media’s reaction on the change of the Chinese banknote backdrop. As I surfed on the internet, numerous reports on the new Olympic note permeated the internet. Their opinions and views are varied. The main argument is if the communist icon should be removed from the banknote. Regardless of their divisified opinions, almost all of them agree Chairman is a great leader. As the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. That’s probably why the image of Chairman Mao dominates China’s banknotes.

What I confused me a lot was that overseas media had so diversified ideas on the small change of a banknote’s backdrop. As far as I am condern, almost all the countries have the images of some national leaders (icons) printed on the banknotes. Could the revomal of other countries’ national icons from their countries’ banknotes trigger such a fuss? By the way, who has starred on your countries’ banknotes? Washington? Queen of the United Kindom?

The new 10 yuan (73 pence) note features the new National Stadium-Bird's Nest. 
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