China media slams axed comedy The Interview at centre of Sony cyberattack row
China state media criticises US movie makers over controversial Sony film mocking Beijing ally North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
China's state media on Saturday slammed the irreverent movie at the centre of a cyberattack on a Hollywood studio as “senseless cultural arrogance”, adding that it was wrong for American film makers to mock North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The comments came as the United States warned North Korea would face retaliation for the hacking of Sony Pictures over a movie that infuriated Pyongyang, which counts China as its key ally.
The film, , is a madcap comedy about a CIA plot to assassinate Kim.
“, which makes fun of the leader of an enemy of the US, is nothing to be proud of for Hollywood and US society,” China’s newspaper, which has links to the ruling Communist Party, said in an editorial.
“Americans always believe they can jab at other countries’ leaders just because they are free to criticise or make fun of their own.”
“Americans always believe they can jab at other countries’ leaders just because they are free to criticise or make fun of their own state leaders,” it added.
“No matter how the US society looks at North Korea and Kim Jong-un, Kim is still the leader of the country. The vicious mocking of Kim is only a result of senseless cultural arrogance.”
