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China’s Censors Briefly Lift Veil on Film Review Process

Mar 14, 2017 / News /

Chinese television viewers caught a rare glimpse into the operations of their country's notoriously opaque film censorship process. Read More

China Censors Take Wolverine Claws to ‘Logan,’ Slice 14 Minutes Off Runtime

Feb 28, 2017 / News /

Censors have cut 14 minutes from the film's 137-minute US runtime, citing violence and perhaps also the "brief nudity" cited in the Motion Picture Association of America's own R-rating. Read More

The Complicated Relationship between Tech Markets and Streaming Regulations in China

Feb 23, 2017 / News /

China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) now requires social media providers to obtain a special license in order to broadcast video or audio. Read More

Foreigners Barred from Live-Streaming on Chinese Apps

Feb 15, 2017 / News /

Multiple foreign users have received suspension notices from major live-streaming apps, including Blued, China’s most popular gay social networking app, and Yizhibo, which is backed by microblog platform Weibo. Read More

2016 Sets Record for Co-Production Permits in China

Jan 31, 2017 / News /

China film officials approved a record number of co-production permits in 2016. China’s State Administration of Press and Publications, Radio, Film, and Television (SAPPRFT) issued an all-time high number of co-production permits in 2016, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. The majority of the 89 permits were for productions from Hong Kong, with 54, Read More

China Denies Ban on South Korean Entertainers, Sort of, Maybe

Nov 24, 2016 / News /

China continues to deny officially any ban on Korean entertainers or entertainment products, but state-run media reports and the evidence say otherwise. Read More