China Arrests Woman For Defending Joke About Xi Military Slogan
- Comedian riffed on a military slogan used by Xi Jinping
- Insults against the military are illegal under a 2021 law
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Chinese authorities have arrested a woman for insulting the People’s Liberation Army, after she defended a comedian’s joke about a Xi Jinping military slogan that caused a national outcry.
The 34-year-old woman, identified by her last name Shi, was detained on Tuesday evening for posting inappropriate remarks about the military, police in the northeastern city of Dalian said in a statement Wednesday. The dignity of Chinese soldiers must be respected, added the statement posted to China’s Twitter-like Weibo.