SARS humor for the virtual community: Between the Chinese emerging public sphere and the authoritarian state

The Party failed to control dining extravagantly, SARS succeeded. The Party failed to control touring on public funds, SARS succeeded. The Party failed to control having a sea of meetings, SARS succeeded. The Party failed to control deceiving one’s superiors and deluding one’s

subordinates, SARS succeeded. The Party failed to control prostitution and whoring, SARS succeeded.