China-Japan `Voldemort` attacks up ante in propaganda war

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 13:49

China lambasted Japan on Tuesday for comparing it to Lord Voldemort, the villain in the Harry Potter stories, after both countries used the character to describe each other in a tit-for-tat diplomatic spat.

Harry Potter wizard Lord Voldemort invoked again as Japan hits back at China

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:56

The diplomatic bickering between Japan and China descended into name-calling in the British press Monday, with ambassadorial claim and counter-claim invoking the fictional evil wizard of the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort.

China envoy compares Japanese militarism to Voldemort

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 16:58

China`s ambassador to Britain has invoked Lord Voldemort, the villain of JK Rowling`s Harry Potter series, in a diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese prime minister`s visit to a controversial war shrine.