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Read the passage again and work with your partner to summarize the main idea of this article. * * TV joke not meant as attack on Chinese Issue.1030 November 13, 2013 Get on path to foreign degree Background Information Detailed Study TV joke ‘not meant as attack on Chinese General Questions is an American late-night talk show created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcasted by ABC. The nightly hour-show made its debut on January 26, 2003. /wiki/The_Jimmy_Kimmel_Show During the October 16, 2013 episode, Kimmel held the Kids Table segment to invite several 6-7 year old children to discuss?the US debt problem: We owe the Chinese a lot of money, 1.3 trillion dollars. A boy immediately suggested to kill everyone in China. This comment elicited some laughter from the audience and Kimmel laughed it off and commented thats an interesting idea. Kill everyone in China controversy Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1. What does Jeremy Blum think about Kimmel’s skit? 2. And what’s his opinion on the kids’ table segment?  The “Kids’ Table” segment was a satire, which was likely not meant as an attack on Chinese people, but rather as a jab at the flaws of the US government, which admittedly does have a tendency to blame many problems on China. General Questions Jeremy Blum, a reporter with the South China Morning Post, points out that Kimmel’s skit wasn’t about China in the first place, but rather about the US’ mounting debt and the federal government’s failure to function properly. 3. Does Zhou Yijun believe Kimmel’s broadcast advocate racial violence? 4.Why did Zhou say Kimmel’s response is not a endorsement? Zhou Yijun, a reporter and commentator with Phoenix TV, says in an article published on that she doesn’t think the segment was meant to insult Chinese people. General Questions English native speakers sometimes say “interesting” to indicate that they are reluctant to