During a performance recently, Chinese talk show actor House (Li Haoshi) described a wild dog chasing a squirrel as "a good style, capable of winning battles." Therefore, Li Haoshi's remarks were criticized by some netizens as insulting "the People's Liberation Army of the Chinese Communist Party is a wild dog" and insulting the People's Liberation Army, and he was investigated for this.
This matter has attracted great attention on Chinese online platforms. Li Haoshi has been investigated by the police in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and may face a prison sentence of up to three years in the most serious case. In addition, his original agency, Xiaoguo Culture, was fined tens of millions of yuan for this, and all talk shows across China were suspended.
In this regard, Akio Yaita, director of the Taipei branch of the Nippon Sankei Shimbun, believes that Li Haoshi did not mention anything about the People's Liberation Army in his performance. If he arbitrarily accuses others based on the audience's associations, no one may dare to speak freely in the future. To avoid being falsely accused and insinuated.
Akio Yaita also pointed out that in democratic countries, satirizing and ridiculing vulnerable groups would be considered immoral, while criticizing and ridiculing politicians is perfectly justified. But now the Chinese authorities are slightly ridiculed by a young talk show actor for being "heartbroken." He believes that the rulers are too insecure, and he is even more critical of the fact that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army may not be much stronger.
