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Prostitutes, stock punters, mistresses of big businessmen and migrant workers - "images of modern China" decked out in panda-themed outfits for the world to see.

The fashion show by Chinese designer and artist Zhao Bandi in Paris last month was just asking for it.

Once the media picked up the news, the Chinese online community proceeded to flame Zhao for this latest sacrilegious act of abusing China's beloved bear. He had first used the catwalk to present 33 social classes and issues of the country last November in a similar fashion.