【明報專訊】Maoist Laughter 提到毛澤東主義者高度留意敵人的笑聲。他們認為資產階級敵人的笑聲異於無產階級。1962年《紐約時報》其中一號刊登了新任駐日大使 Edwin Reischauer 接受一日本女孩獻花的照片。《前線》雜誌一篇題為「笑和騙」的文章寫道："Reischauer was using [his] smile to sell his 'political philosophy' in order to 'close the gap with Japan.' ... Reischauer, who plays the 'smile diplomacy,' is like a penniless (一貧如洗的) gambler. What else can we call him other than a swindler?"