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The Popular TV Shows Taking Chinese Soft Power Abroad

May 10, 2018 / News /

Overseas episodes of much-loved programs are increasingly aligning with the national government’s development goals. Read More

Is ‘Beijing Women’s Manual’ Realistic About Sexism and the City?

Apr 26, 2018 / News /

Critics say Chinese TV remake depicts its heroine as master of none and mistress of all. Read More

In China, Peppa Pig Is a Street Couture Icon

Apr 25, 2018 / News /

Chinese audiences have loved Peppa Pig, a British cartoon character with a face shaped like a hair dryer, since the animated series first screened in the country in late 2015. But it’s not just children who are swooning over the swine. Read More

China’s Museums Are Twisting the Truth to Chase TV Ratings

Apr 24, 2018 / News /

The surging popularity of the country’s history shows is making accuracy a thing of the past. Read More

Animated Film ‘Dahufa’ Entices Audiences with Content Warning

Jul 14, 2017 / News /

In “Dahufa,” a warrior goes on a quest to save his prince from a dystopian society, but the violent animated movie mostly stands out for being the first Chinese film to administer its own rating. Read More

Drone Voyeur Live-Streams Women From Outside Their Homes

Jul 9, 2017 / News /

On July 2, a man identified as Jin live-streamed women in various states of undress to over 100 viewers using a drone and the live-streaming app Kuaishou. Read More

Lip-Syncing, Sexism Dominate Spring Festival Gala Criticism

Jan 28, 2017 / News /

The world’s most watched broadcast has been losing viewers for years, and the 2017 edition didn’t win any back. Year in year out, the Spring Festival Gala hosted by China’s state broadcaster CCTV is a chance for the country’s ruling Communist Party to stoke patriotic sentiment, praise ethnic unity, and flex military muscle. It’s also Read More

Chinese Documentary ‘Hooligan Sparrow’ Makes Oscar Shortlist

Dec 12, 2016 / News /

The 84-minute documentary recorded the protests against child sexual abuse at a primary school in China’s southern island province of Hainan. Read More

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