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Chinese artist faces jail over funny photo

A CHINESE artist is facing up to five years in jail for "creating a disturbance" after posting a funny photo of President Xi Jinping online.

AUTHORITIES have detained an obscure Chinese artist after he posted a humorous portrait of President Xi Jinping online, his wife has said.

JUDY Zhu on Thursday said police detained her husband, Dai Jianyong, near their Shanghai home on Tuesday and accused him of "creating a disturbance".

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