Chinese blogger charged with insulting Korean War dead

Chinese Communist troops wearing Manchurian winter gear line up for questioning in a prison stockade at Jamhung, North Korea (AP)

A popular figure on Chinese social media has been arrested on charges he insulted soldiers who froze to death during a Korean War battle.

Luo Changping referred to Chinese soldiers known as the Ice Sculpture Company as the “Sand Sculpture Company”, or “Stupid Company” in internet slang, on his Sina Weibo account.