Since China soon will be controlling U.S. airwaves (I assume), and who really expects Obama's Netflix to object? ...
China Lists 100 Government-Backed Documentaries to Release by 2025
By Rebecca Davis
Dec. 14, 2020
China’s top TV regulator on Monday issued a list of 102 state-backed TV documentaries set to hit the airwaves by 2025, indicating the kind of content Beijing wishes to promote amongst local viewers in the years to come.
The titles are the first batch selected by China’s National Radio and TV Administration as part of a project begun in 2018 to “create and promote documentary films that ‘Record the New Era’ †That means the development of propaganda that bolsters the ruling Communist Party’s legitimacy by showcasing its recent achievements and historical roots.
The Administration noted that “key topics of priority will be favored and supported with preferential funding and policies,†highlighting the Communist Party’s involvement in crafting its own cultural narrative. Major content themes include poverty alleviation and 2021’s 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, a key government milestone expected to be accompanied by heightened media censorship and online speech controls. The Administration had previously said that 100 commemorative film and TV works celebrating the centenary will be released in 2021 for the occasion. ...
Full story at Variety
