Pioneer of political caricature dies at 95

BEIJING - Hua Junwu, one of China's most renowned news cartoonists, died on Sunday in Beijing. He was 95.

His caricatures typically featured people with unkempt dress and messy hair, unadorned yet imposing; and despite the lack of detail, Hua vividly captured their inner state, critics say.

"Hua will be remembered as the pioneer of political caricature in modern China, " said Zhang Yaoning, vice-president and secretary general of the China Journalism Caricature Research Society.