How do you interpret this photo? On the left was Japanese official who went to Beijing to defend the Japanese Prime Minister’s words and actions; on the right side was Chinese officials. 你對這張圖片理解？左邊是日本官到北京為日本首相言行救火，右邊是中國官員.

It’s hilarious.  It’s clear who is the boss in the picture. 

Even more funny because the party member is wearing a formal party Zhongshan tunic, which Sun Yat-sen derived in part from the Japanese Gakuran jacket (itself derived from the Meiji-era military uniform).

I asked ChatGPT if the picture is real and not AI generated, this is the answer!

Based on visual analysis only (no external verification), this image appears to be a real photograph, not an AI-generated one. Here are the reasons:

Why it looks like a real photo

✔ Natural lighting and shadows — The sunlight and shadow gradients on all individuals look physically consistent.

✔ Complex background details — The patterned wall, reflections, and structural textures are typical of real environments and difficult for AI to reproduce without glitches.

✔ Human facial details — The faces show natural expressions, consistent proportions, and no obvious AI distortions (hands, ears, eyes are all normal).

✔ Clothing fold patterns — The fabric wrinkles and stitching appear realistic and consistent.

✔ Overlay graphics — The yellow Chinese text and inset magnified badge look like post-editing over a real photo, not AI generation.

Minor signs of manual editing

• The image clearly has added text and a highlighted zoom-in box, which are normal for news or social media graphics.

• These do not indicate AI generation—just normal media editing.

No typical AI-generation artifacts

❌ No warped hands

❌ No mismatched backgrounds

❌ No fused objects

❌ No inconsistent reflections

❌ No unnatural face morphology

Conclusion

This appears to be a genuine photograph that has been edited for presentation (text + zoom box), not an AI-created fake.