french fifth volume comics series belgian cartoonist commissioned conservative belgian newspaper children supplement weekly august october published collected volume continuing plot previous story left story tells young belgian reporter dog snowy invited china midst japanese invasion reveals japanese spies drug smuggling ring creating exhibited newfound emphasis accuracy documentation portrayal foreign societies heavily influenced close friend chinese student studying belgium work common european china criticising actions japanese invaders commercial success belgium soon france switzerland news book led chinese political leader inviting visit china continued series defining comics tradition drawn coloured distinctive claire style cartoonist team assistants process number minor plot elements changed adventure introduces recurring characters story adapted episode animated series adventures critical analysis story positive commentators considering finest works synopsis staying palace india approached visitor shanghai china visitor supplies japanese businessman based shanghai finishing message hit poison madness fox snowy travel shanghai meet warns danger return india surviving attempts life mysterious attempts leave india boat kidnapped reveal members secret society known sons dragon devoted trade spokesman explains japanese spy enlist fight stop agrees spies den following spy discovers blowing chinese railway japanese government use excuse invade taking shanghai control captured plans poison member sons dragon poison coloured water escapes unscathed discovers deception convinces corrupt chief police warrant arrest enters settlement search professor expert hopes develop cure discovers kidnapped police arrest hand japanese sentence death rescued travelling ransom money comes flood destroyed village rescues young chinese orphan accompanies spies realise trap detectives thompson employed arrest fail multiple occasions returning shanghai intends confront allows captured held prisoner revealed working film director head international smuggling organisation previously battled plan sons dragon appearing rescue arrested commits develops cure adopts son history background best known pen employed editor illustrator little twentieth children supplement twentieth century roman catholic conservative belgian newspaper based native brussels run comic strip exploits fictional young belgian reporter ordered set adventure soviet_union act anti socialist propaganda children land soviets set second adventure encourage colonial sentiment set adventure united_states use story american capitalism america november published fictional interview reporter announced travel china egypt india sri_lanka plotline resulted orient adventure set egypt india later titled ceased publication february provided standalone story west newspaper second half orient story begun knew little china soviet_union time held negative stereotype china viewing distant continent nation long believed view included chinese characters previous adventures instances depicting according traditional european clichés land soviets included chinese men hired torture america featured chinese plotted eat snowy learned bit country book based experiences country influenced portrayal china german film end world learning intention set adventure china roman catholic chaplain chinese students contacted asked cautious depiction country students read thought continued negative stereotypes chinese people sensitive ideas proceeded touch chinese students wife gave address chinese student year junior pair met soon close friends spending sunday afternoon year later commented akin brothers student painting sculpture brussels belgium taught chinese artistic styles giving set traditional chinese explaining art painting tree chinese alongside explaining philosophy artistic philosophical training profound effect gotten contact father andrew abbey near special interest china excited latest venture commenting contribute work inter racial understanding true friendship whites sent books father conflict origins conflict mother hand account chinese family life sent article discussing differences chinese japanese cultures time worked assistant chinese catholic moved belgium published book japanese invasion occupation area northern china mainstream western press broadly sympathetic japanese cause viewing soviet_union view original publication comic strip began august reporter far_east began france december later swiss magazine alongside protagonists included detectives thompson story introduced previous story alluded movie witnessed filmed cigar house having characters enter cinema screened actively typical european opinions china thompson dress perceived traditional chinese costume stand stark contrast actual clothing worn china story antagonists express racist attitudes chinese speech explaining western chinese took radical view expressing criticism western activity china depicting extremely corrupt interested commercial interests gained information issues informed political events occurring china chinese perspective building information depiction japanese invasion largely accurate served outright attack japanese depicted versions real life incident shifted location nearer shanghai japan walking contained mention central historical events period long march communist greater accuracy increasing use photographs draw chinese clothing street scenes landscape newfound emphasis accuracy documentation rest adventures relied arabic backgrounds drew appeared street signs advertisements story political nature proclaiming abolish unfair treaties japanese merchandise number images outline house signature included twice comic reflecting artistic contribution wanted include author gratitude created character honour friend realising anti japanese tone story japan diplomats stationed belgium issued official complaint conveyed lieutenant general president sino belgian friendship association diplomats threatened complaint learning congratulated stating expose actions japan china international scrutiny world famous strip came criticism belgian general commented story children problem asia story commercial success organised celebration commemorate return far_east sponsored department stores taking place royal attended fans series scouts involved actor portraying accompanied newspaper staff clown september returned china family request set preparing strip publication book form proud adventure encouraged increase level marketing advertising work advice renamed story far_east commenting new title short sounds chinese mysterious prompting inserted number coloured plates work devised new design cover book finally published october pleased product commenting bowled height luxury thought good children far expecting sent copy replied thank news publication reached china political leader enjoyed asked wife invite visit unable impending second world war finally took offer visiting island taiwan second version 1940s 1950s popularity increased team original black white adventures colour claire clear line drawing style developed visually fitted new stories created studios coloured little actually changed edition backgrounds embellished minor alterations included replacing highland briefly featured story map appears opening page smaller reference sir removed renamed continental company renamed anglo chinese sic company limited american drug smuggling ship known renamed later publications reappeared series years later republished original black white version french language collected volume broken ear second collection published version original british publisher felt story dated published year death translation english undertaken lost english accent british troops conveyed original french popular japan thought indicated japanese taken offence portrayal death original illustrated manuscript discovered studio subsequently exhibited exhibit commemorating 60th anniversary critical analysis commented masterpiece felt time series senses story important expresses purpose mission adventure commenting character thought endearing personality despite having little relevance plot believing characters adventure compared scene japanese invaded china america army force native americans land praised linear illustrations story opined original black white version better colour counterpart overall awarded blue lotus stars noted people believed depiction japanese toothed inherently violent racist thought accusations missed point story counter widespread racist attitudes east inclusion actual historical events thought comic lacked adventures piece comic strip art biographer thought book combined social realism spirit present work biographer thought obvious difference represented essential turning point shifted right wing ideas feeling work exceptionally moving noted far attitude non europeans belgian comic strips like blake continue negative stereotypes east decades stated adventure took control story opining politically involved entity series stated general agreement masterpiece better planned predecessors time having carefully devised structure time thought retained best qualities earlier works thinking prior adventures thought enjoyable story bring emotion tragedy series thought total absorption subject resulted gaining extraordinary feel allowed future political events china like finely tuned political commentator singled depiction incident particular praise thinking example political satire thought depiction build invasion brilliantly comparing scene ethnic america literary critic thought showed evidence left wing counter tendency rejected earlier right wing believed partly influence destroyed european overall thought visually rich books literary critic stanford_university thought forces good story represented evil character poisoned inverted model justice ruling world good saw similarity devotion good causes patience animal stalking prey furthermore argued desire people poison influence expressed complex substitute adaptations adapted episode television series french studio canadian animation company directed voiced character march steven_spielberg said basis film film series began cultural influence cult classic series final moments december episode stop heard seen reading lotus episodes seen reading adventures books
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