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Businesses will need to be more careful about what they say.
On Wednesday, the Beijing Culture and Tourism Bureau (BCTB) fined stand-up comedy company Xiaoguo over RMB 14 million.
The reason: Xiaguo comedian Li Haoshi made a joke about the People's Liberation Army at a live show.
Li was also arres...