John Oliver Irks China Press As Taiwan Skit Overshadows Xi Jinping Speech
- Date: 27-Oct-2021
- Source: Newsweek
- Sector:Economy
- Country:Middle East
John Oliver Irks China Press As Taiwan Skit Overshadows Xi Jinping Speech
A Chinese state-owned newspaper took a swipe at HBO's John Oliver on Tuesday after a viral Last Week Tonight episode on Taiwan appeared to overshadow an important speech by Xi Jinping about China's contributions to the world.
Communist Party mouthpiece Global Times dismissed the skit as amateurish, while mentions of the specific episode were almost non-existent on the country's highly regulated social media services. Among American and Taiwanese viewers, meanwhile, the production has won praise for its research and accuracy.
Oliver introduced the otherwise complex subject with a typical mixture of humor and seriousness. He touched briefly on the last 400 years of colonial history in Taiwan and concluded with a concise explanation of the uneasy status quo that has held for generations across the Taiwan Strait.
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