The orders have been sudden, dramatic and often baffling. Last week, “American Idol”-style competitions and shows featuring men deemed too effeminate were banned by Chinese authorities.
washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…
Days earlier, one of China’s wealthiest actresses, Zhao Wei, had her movies, television series and news mentions scrubbed from the Internet as if she had never existed.

Over the summer, China’s multibillion-dollar private education industry was decimated overnight by a ban on
for-profit tutoring, while new regulations wiped more than $1 trillion from Chinese tech stocks since Feb

“Xi Jinping Thought” is taught in elementary schools, and foreign games and apps like Animal Crossing and Duolingo have been pulled from stores.
This sprawling “rectification” campaign — with such disparate targets as ride-hailing services, ins, ed and even the amt of time kids can spend playing video games — is redrawing the boundaries of biz and society in China as Xi prepares to take on a controversial third term in 22
Male Chinese celebrities known for their androgynous style have also become a threat in Beijing’s eyes. Last week, regulators ordered broadcasters to encourage “masculinity” and put a stop to “abnormal beauty standards” such as “niangpao,” a slur that translates to “sissy men.”
Trumps wet dream

In an editorial in the People’s Daily last week, the vice chairman of the Chinese Film Association called on filmmakers to make more patriotic films and “further promote” Xi Jinping Thought.

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