CCP Purges Chinese Celebrities and Influencers in Crackdown on Entertainment Industry

Read MoreXi Jinping has seized control of China’s US$359 billion (AU$496 billion) entertainment industry, seeking to align all cultural influences in China with Communist Party dogma through an “eight-point plan” that directs broadcasters on acceptable role models in entertainment. The plan released by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) tolerates no opposition to government doctrine or even alternative sources of societal influence. It also proscribes any celebrity with “incorrect politics,” doesn’t reflect “correct beauty standards,” “flaunts wealth,” “acts in a vulgar manner,” or “speaks or behaves against public order and morals.” “Xi Jinping is forcing China to look increasingly inwards while needing to solve economic unrest and envy” explains prominent film producer Chris Fenton to The Epoch Times. “Wealth disparity is a big driver,” he said, “additionally, the CCP wants to reign in the socially progressive and western influence of celebrity culture.” Fenton, whose film credits …