Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Xi Jinping
Overview
Chinese president Xi Jinping is amassing an alarming amount of political power. If only his propaganda videos made the idea of unrestricted authority seem as troubling as the concept of singing children.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2018-06-17
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Xi Jinping is Episode 15 in Season 5 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2018-06-17. The runtime is 30 min.
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