Performing Artists Mock Politicians

It was Cirque du Soleil, in Beijing. They showed an image of the Tienanmen Square tanks from the 1989 uprising.

Since they weren’t rodeo clowns mocking Obama, though, there’s no cause for alarm.

Wow. Cirque de Soleil shocks audience of 15K in Beijing..by showing iconic Tiananmen tank man image (via @SCMP_News) pic.twitter.com/yfnK3Y3xA8

— Deirdre Wang Morris (@deeCNBC) August 14, 2013