{"id":312832,"date":"2026-01-27T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sad-year-of-the-horse-toy-goes-viral-in-china\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:00:04","slug":"sad-year-of-the-horse-toy-goes-viral-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sad-year-of-the-horse-toy-goes-viral-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Sad Year of the Horse toy goes viral in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jc2jtE1YyZY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sad Year of the Horse toy goes viral in China\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jc2jtE1YyZY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A red plush horse became an instant sensation in China, after a sewing mistake turned the smiling mouth downward. 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