Chinese Official Cracks Joke About How U.S-China Relationship Is ...

In late night comedy circles, you get the occasional joke about diplomatic relationships being like sexual relationships, but rarely do government officials make those kind of jokes. But according to Reuters, during a yearly economic meeting between China and the United States, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang cracked a joke about how he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew are in a relationship, just not a gay one.

Wang?s gay marriage joke was technically incorrect, but managed to be just as uncomfortable as you would imagine.

?In China when we say a pair of new people, we mean a newlywed couple,? Wang said about himself and Lew. ?Although U.S. law does permit marriage between two men, I don?t think this is what Jacob or I actually want.?

He also joked that their divorce shouldn?t be as pricey as Rupert Murdoch?s recent one. Reuters amusingly details that ?many members of the Chinese delegation squirmed? at Wang?s jokes.

Hey, at least he didn?t open with a knock-knock joke.

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Source: http://www.mediaite.com/online/chinese-official-cracks-joke-about-how-u-s-china-relationship-is-like-a-marriage-but-not-a-gay-one/

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