Could China’s warm Wen Jiabao be just as friendly as America’s cuddly Ron Paul?

Check out these stats in Time about the Chinese Premier:

Lauded by Chinese for his visits to areas hit by the Sichuan earthquake–has become the most popular non-U.S. politician on Facebook. Since a profile of the “people’s premier” first appeared in May, it has been adorned with thousands of admiring posts and more than 700 photos of Wen giving speeches, chatting with citizens and playing baseball.

FACEBOOK’S FAVORITE POLITICIANS

1st PLACE
BARACK OBAMA
1,046,851 friends

2nd PLACE
HILLARY CLINTON
158,127 friends

3rd PLACE
JOHN MCCAIN
153,654 friends

4th PLACE
RON PAUL
89,761 friends

5th PLACE
WEN JIABAO
53,036 friends

15th PLACE
GEORGE W. BUSH
14,434 friends

(SOURCE: FACEBOOK.COM, AS OF JUNE 25)

We’re betting our home boy Ron Paul has a plan for holding onto fourth place.  Yangtze nuthin’ yet!

Ron Paul

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