A Kim Jong-un impersonator has been deported from Vietnam ahead of the real North Korean leader’s meeting with US President Trump in Hanoi this week.
Hong Kong resident Howard X staged a fake summit with Trump impersonator Russell White last week.
The two were later held for questioning by Vietnamese police and told to cease all their political jesting.
Howard X says officials have since told him his visa is “invalid”, but says he has received no further explanation.
“Satire is a powerful weapon against any dictatorship. They are scared of a couple of guys that look like the real thing,” Howard X, who was wearing a black suit and thick black glasses in the style of Kim Jong-un, told reporters.
He and Mr White took part in a faux summit in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, telling reporters they intended to scale down North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.