ODD: China websites block searches for 'Fatty Kim the Third'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to the crowd as hepresides over a mass rally and parade in the capital's main ceremonial square,in Pyongyang, North Korea, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/DamirSagolj/File Photo

Chinese websites have again blocked searches for "Fatty Kim the Third", as many Chinese mockingly call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with China's foreign ministry saying it did not approve of ridiculing foreign leaders.

Chinese internet users began reporting last week that searches on the Twitter-like microblogging site Weibo and search engine Baidu for the expression returned no results, the normal sign that something is being blocked despite its wide usage.

The term - which refers to the weight of Kim, his father and grandfather - was last blocked in September after neighboring North Korea's latest nuclear test.

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