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China’s State News Agency Mocks ‘Sissy Pants’ Male Idols

Sep 12, 2018 / Chinasplaining /

State news agency’s editorial board says China will never become the nation it aspires to be as long as it indulges feminized masculinity. Read More

Looking Back to Look Ahead: National Identity at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Feb 15, 2018 / Chinasplaining /

The China Central Television and NBC presentations of Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics illustrate the clashing narratives about China. Read More

China’s Ode to “One Belt One Road”

Nov 29, 2017 / Opinion /

It’s all part of a broader push to “tell China stories well” — exposing people around the world to aspects of the nation that are absent from foreign media. Read More

Chinese Cinemas to Show Propaganda Trailer Ahead of Screenings

Jun 30, 2017 / News /

Industry insiders said that cinemas have been instructed to show one of four minute-long videos collectively titled “The Glory and the Dream” before every movie screening. Read More

This VR Company Films for CCTV, and Provides Technology for Low-End VR Cameras

Mar 28, 2017 / News /

CFI’s take: Despite slow uptake in North America, virtual reality is gaining traction in China, to the point where even its biggest broadcaster is producing content for the new format. China’s virtual reality (VR) market is expected to expand more than four-fold in 2017 as more major players enter the industry, according to IDC’s forecasts released Read More

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

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

China Central Television

China’s State News Agency Mocks ‘Sissy Pants’ Male Idols

Looking Back to Look Ahead: National Identity at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

China’s Ode to “One Belt One Road”

Chinese Cinemas to Show Propaganda Trailer Ahead of Screenings

This VR Company Films for CCTV, and Provides Technology for Low-End VR Cameras

China’s Censors Briefly Lift Veil on Film Review Process

Lip-Syncing, Sexism Dominate Spring Festival Gala Criticism

CCTV International Rebrands as China Global Television Networks

Baidu Denies Reports of $1 Billion Listing for iQiyi.com

Corrupt Chinese Officials Profiled, Pilloried on New TV Show

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