Li Haoshi has been forced to apologise for his joke about the PLA. Photo: Weibo
Li Haoshi has been forced to apologise for his joke about the PLA. Photo: Weibo

Chinese comedy troupe hit with US$2 million penalty for jokes about army

  • Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media has been given an indefinite ban on performing in Beijing after a stand-up made fun of the army at a show in the capital
  • The city’s regulator says a joke mocking a PLA slogan was ‘humiliating’ to the army while the police are now investigating the performance
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 Li Haoshi has been forced to apologise for his joke about the PLA. Photo: Weibo
Li Haoshi has been forced to apologise for his joke about the PLA. Photo: Weibo

Chinese comedy troupe hit with US$2 million penalty for jokes about army

  • Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media has been given an indefinite ban on performing in Beijing after a stand-up made fun of the army at a show in the capital
  • The city’s regulator says a joke mocking a PLA slogan was ‘humiliating’ to the army while the police are now investigating the performance
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Censorship in China

Chinese comedy troupe hit with US$2 million penalty for jokes about army

2 hours ago
  • Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media has been given an indefinite ban on performing in Beijing after a stand-up made fun of the army at a show in the capital
  • The city’s regulator says a joke mocking a PLA slogan was ‘humiliating’ to the army while the police are now investigating the performance

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