Justin Trudeau has gone viral for spreading his stance wide to bring his height down in a pose commonly known in Korea as “manner legs”.

During a meeting with South Korea’s house speaker Kim Jin-pyo, the Canadian prime minister put one leg out to appear the same height as Kim for photos.

Mr Trudeau was in Seoul for a three-day visit before travelling to Japan for the G7 summit.

Korean media largely praised the gesture, but some media at home in Canada – including conservative outlet True North – accused the PM of “embarrassing” his nation.

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