Guide Note

Often called the "peoples premier" Wen Jiabao has a Facebook profile set up although it isn't clear as to who created it.

The profile has over 15,000 supporters and continues to rise. The supporters are leaving messages professing love and admiration for the Chinese leader. Some comments praise his quick and direct response to the national crisis after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Nearly 1,000 comments to Jiabao's wall have been posted with the number rapidly rising.

Fast Facts

1. First post on wall on May 14, 2008
2. First post was by profile owner: "Welcome to all the supporters of premier Wen Jia-bao"
3. Some posts in Chinese, some in English

Wen Jiabao is the Premier of the People's Republic of China and is sometimes called "Grandpa Wen" and the "people's premier." Wen is considered more approachable than other high officials in the Chinese government.

Facebook is a social networking site founded by Mark Zuckerberg from his dorm room at Harvard University in 2004.