Once, the Chinese public called Japanese Prime Minister 'Koizumi Ko-oni (Koizumi, Little Demon),' which doesn't mean they were afraid of him but that they were making fun of him.
また、かつて中国民衆が日本の総理大臣を「小泉小鬼」と呼ぶことがあったが、日本の総理を恐れるのではなく小馬鹿にする表現であった。