The country just launched its first fighter from its first aircraft carrier, footage of which was shown on Chinese television, after which the Internet seized upon the above screenshot:
This iconic image of a "shooter" in action, popularized in the American film "Top Gun," encapsulates Chinese aspirations for national success, reaching world standards, and achieving the recognition that has long eluded China. Accordingly, images of Chinese of a wide range of ages and walks of life assuming the stance, some in the most unlikely locations, have flooded the Internet — a meme reminiscent of planking that Chinese Internet users having taken to calling "Aircraft Carrier Style," after a certain viral video out of South Korea.
A sampling of the meme in action:
Many more here. Just be careful of those train tracks.
The Dish 
