No Joke: China Fines a Comedy Firm $2 Million for Insulting' the Military
Briefly

Beijing fined a Chinese comedy studio around $2 million on Wednesday for a joke that compared China's military to stray dogs, a reminder of the ever-narrowing confines of expression under the country's leader, Xi Jinping.The Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau accused a popular comedian, Li Haoshi, who is employed by the studio, of severely insulting the People's Liberation Army, China's military, during two live performances in Beijing on Saturday.
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