The penalty is over a joke about the military that invoked a slogan from President Xi Jinping

A comedy group in China has been given a $2 million fine for a joke.

The penalty is over a joke about the military that invoked a slogan from President Xi Jinping.

The one-liners comparing the army to a story about stray dogs irked authorities saying the Shanghai comedy group had “humiliated the People’s Army”.

The company representing the group accepted the penalty and terminated the stand-up comedian’s contract.