Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Jokes or stereotypes? When ‘made in China’ comedy is no laughing matter

  • As geopolitical tensions soar, Chinese comics in the diaspora face balancing act between humour and humiliation
  • Self-deprecating ethnic jokes that cross cultural red lines reinforce ‘racist stereotypes’, critics say

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
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