PHOTOS: France's 12m-high fire-breathing dragon robot immortalized in Chinaball cartoon form

By Ryan Kilpatrick, October 20, 2014

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In a first for That's Online, one of our articles has inspired a cartoon featuring the indefatigable Chinaball, and of course the lesser known but equally spherical and hysterical Franceball. 

Higher-res version available here.

What an honor! Meanwhile, more photos of the 12 meter-high fire-breathing dragonbot that France unleashed on China to celebrate the two country's half-century of diplomatic ties have also made their way online since our original article, so you can check them out below:

 







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