“The Daily Show” correspondent Ronny Chieng had a swift change of tone on Wednesday after he advised “patriots” that “certain industries are just going to have to suffer” amid Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
“This is war,” Chieng declared in the segment on China retaliating against Trump’s 145% tariffs.
Then, Chieng reacted to an ABC News clip on the country restricting imports of Hollywood movies, which reportedly make up 5% of its overall box-office receipts.
“Some of our finest, most likable Chinese Malaysian actors have built a career in Asian-themed movies that depend on the Chinese market, all right?”
Chieng proceeded to riff on the title of director Jon M. Chu’s 2018 film: “It’s called ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ not ‘Crazy Just Getting By Asians.’”
He went on to issue a warning to China.
Check out Chieng’s Wednesday monologue on “The Daily Show” below.