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China is banning puns and wordplay

Name: China is banning puns and wordplay
Uploaded: 2014-12-02T10:07:44-0500
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Description: China has a reputation for its "big brother" behavior. But a new set of rules on certain kinds of speech might surprise you. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane joins "CBSN" from Beijing on how the government is looking to ban puns and wordplay.

China has a reputation for its "big brother" behavior. But a new set of rules on certain kinds of speech might surprise you. CBS News correspondent Seth Doane joins "CBSN" from Beijing on how the government is looking to ban puns and wordplay.