China this week rolled out new rules on entertainment news as top lawmakers reviewed a draft of the country’s first film law. The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television (SAPPRFT), China’s top media regulator, announced new regulations against entertainment news promoting “Western lifestyles” or poking fun at Chinese values, and urging news organizations against putting celebrities “on pedestals.” The new rules come as the latest move in a steady crackdown on the news media under Xi Jinping, which most recently disallowed online news portals from using social media sources, required websites to monitor content around the clock, and increased the liability of editors for content direction and production.
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