China orders TV stars to stop 'queer' western behaviour

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China orders TV stars to stop 'queer' western behaviour

Jonathan Watts in Beijing

Saturday May 15, 2004
The Guardian

Chinese television presenters have been told to stop dyeing their hair, exposing too much flesh and using English words in a government campaign to shelter young Chinese minds from the pernicious influences of sex, violence and foreign ideas.
The policy, which also includes a ban on imports of overseas crime shows and "queer dressing", has caused widespread controversy.

Many believe it goes against a popular social trend towards greater individual freedoms and wider exposure to international fashion and culture.

Mainland Chinese television remains remarkably staid compared with the wild, wacky and often sexually explicit fare served up in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Although there are dozens of terrestrial channels, they are all run by the state or provincial government.
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