China’s spy joke with South Korea that sounded like a warning | About That

• 8 hours ago
• News
• Duration 6:46

Chinese President Xi Jinping gifted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung a pair of smartphones, jokingly telling him to ‘check if there’s a backdoor’ — referring to the risk of unauthorized bypassing of security controls. Andrew Chang breaks down the layers of Xi’s comment to better understand what may have been hidden behind the humour.

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