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Chinese social media bans female Uygur comic over marriage jokes – sparks backlash

Xiao Pa began performing stand-up comedy full-time in 2020. - Photo: QQ.com

BEIJING: A social media ban on a stand-up comic for joking about marriage has triggered an online backlash in China.

Authorities said the Weibo account of Uygur stand-up comedian Xiao Pa was suspended as part of a cyberspace clean-up campaign during the Chinese New Year.

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