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P diddy mo money mo problems5/21/2023 ![]() Appell fought back, getting to keep two of the three censored lines, and share his message about the commonalities between the Chinese and a foreigner (laowai) like himself living in Beijing. His music video was so popular in China, Appell was invited to perform his routine live on Chinese TV - but not before the TV studio tried to censor his lyrics. ![]() ![]() But he’s more widely known for his fall 2012 “Gangnam Style” parody - “Laowai Style”- which racked up more than a million views within its first month on Youku, China’s version of YouTube. Most recently, he appeared on the Business Desk writing about China’s theme song, exposing the economic desperation underlying the country’s avid consumption. Fulbright Scholar and comedian Jesse Appell has been our far-flung correspondent in China this year.
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