China’s provocative political artist

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China and Australia are in a diplomatic fight, after the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman posted a fake image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child. The artist was Wuheqilin, a self-styled "Wolf Warrior" and "cyber-nationalist" based in Beijing. BBC Chinese editor Howard Zhang tells us more about the controversial artist fighting China's corner. In praise of Mborokhé Seydina Alioune Djigo, who’s based at BBC Dakar, has put his journalistic neutrality on the line to nominate his favourite food for a Nobel prize. He tells us why he believes Mborokhé deserves international recognition. Vietnam and stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is relatively new in Vietnam and, in a country where public performances are monitored by the state, doesn’t touch on sensitive topics. So the success of Leo Nguyen, a Vietnamese comedian based in the US, talking about politics and abuses of power, caught the attention of BBC Vietnamese journalist Thu Bui. Let’s speak Quechua Quechua is the most widely spoken indigenous language in South America, having spread across the region in the time of the Inca Empire. Lucia Blasco of BBC Mundo has been tracing its influence on Spanish, which absorbed many Quechua words after the arrival of the conquerors from Spain. Remembering Ilyas Dayee Ilyas Dayee was a journalist in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He received many death threats for his work, and in November was killed by a car bomb outside his home. Former BBC Afghan journalist Auliya Atrafi grew up in the same village as Ilyas, and was taught English by his father. He shares his memories of Ilyas. Image: Wuheqilin’s latest artwork Credit: Wuheqilin