China cracks down on evils of `foreign culture' on TV

[dArKeR]

China will bar new foreign television channels and step up censorship of imported programming, the Culture Ministry announced, adding to a sweeping effort to tighten the communist government's controls over popular culture.
In an effort to "safeguard national cultural safety," the government also will tighten controls over the 31 foreign television satellite broadcasters that hold licenses to operate in China, the ministry said on its Web site in a statement dated Wednesday.

The government also will ban new licenses for companies to import newspapers and magazines, electronic publications, audiovisual products and children's cartoons, the ministry said. It said new limits will be imposed on the number of foreign copyrighted products that Chinese companies are allowed to publish.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/08/05/2003266456

[wli]

1. Japanese anime and manga are popular in China

And the leadership is none too happy about that, and looking to supply native alternatives.

[Yuugal]

2. sad and ironic

When I was younger I would have thought this was another example of why "good" nations like the USA will always prosper: the free exchange of ideas. Reading your post and thinking about what is actually on tv these days has me thinking I don't blame the Chinese one bit for keeping our screwed up value system out of their country. Fake news, fake history, fake elections, fake tits. Thats all we are now.