About

Chad Xi Jinping, also known as Xi Jinping Master Plan refers to an image of politician and the incumbent president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, photoshopped to have a Chad face. The image was posted by an unknown Tumblr user in December 2021, becoming a popular reaction image in response to discussions about China's achievements, as well as featured in the Does Nothing. Wins. meme.

Origin

According to Tiny Eye^[1], on December 31st, 2021, an unknown Tumblr user uploaded the earliest found mention of the Chad Xi Jinping image (seen below). The post has since been deleted for violating the platform's user guidelines.

Spread

The Chad Xi Jinping meme quickly gained traction online in 2022, becoming a popular reaction image across various platforms. For example, on January 15th, 2022, the YouTube channel China Uncensored^[2] utilized the meme as the thumbnail for a video titled "Xi Jinping’s MASTER PLAN for Domination," amassing over 222,000 views and 15,000 likes in three years.

Additionally, on May 30th, 2024, an unknown Reddit user shared the Chad Xi Jinping meme in the r/BattleForDreamIsland^[3] subreddit as a reaction image, captioning it with "People who actually like shipping, what's your opinion on EraserDrop?" This post received around 23 upvotes and 43 comments in a year.

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