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The plot thickens

China’s corruption campaign to get its own House of Cards
May 6, 2016 (WiC 323)

Writing in The Spectator magazine last week, former UK politician Michael Dobbs revealed that he had been invited to meet Xi Jinping during his visit to the UK last October. The reason: Dobbs is the author of House of Cards – a ...

Not happy with Papi

Web celeb told to stop cursing
Apr 29, 2016 (WiC 322)

“Not everyone loves Papi Jiang but everyone hates SAPPRFT.” That was one of the most forwarded weibo comments last week after the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television ordered social media sites to remove ...

Battle of the bands

Mimicking Japan and Korea, China’s record labels want homegrown ‘idol groups’
Apr 22, 2016 (WiC 321)

In the year 2000 an unassuming bank employee became a household name in much of Britain thanks to an advertising campaign launched by a mortgage lender. The campaign’s modus operandi was to take regular staff members and have them perform ...

Zootopia proves massive hit, flooring Superman and Batman in China
Apr 8, 2016 (WiC 319)

When Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck visited Beijing in early March to promote Batman v Superman they may have been surprised that they weren’t the highlights at the event. Instead, the crowd went berserk at the appearance of ...

All bow to the sun gods

Korean TV series makes big money in China but sparks ‘safety warning’
Apr 1, 2016 (WiC 318)

A 20 year-old woman surnamed Li was said to be so obsessed with Song Joong-ki, the actor starring in the South Korean TV series Descendants of the Sun, that it ruined her wedding anniversary dinner. According to the Chutian Metropolis ...

Box office bombshell

Alleged scam rocks China’s film industry as financing model is questioned
Mar 18, 2016 (WiC 317)

For years Mike Tyson has wanted to be taken more seriously as an actor. The former boxer has had cameo roles in films like The Hangover and starred in his own one-man Broadway show. But for his most recent outing Tyson has turned to ...

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel deemed too “Westernised”
Mar 18, 2016 (WiC 317)

In the first year of the new millennium, Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh soared across the silver screen as protagonists in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The multi-Oscar winning film was a critical and commercial triumph, introducing ...

In the spotlight

Academy Award for Best Picture raises questions for Chinese media
Mar 11, 2016 (WiC 316)

In 2013 Ye Haiyan, a prominent activist for women’s rights in China, caught wind of a scandal that had developed in Hainan: a headmaster had reportedly taken six students aged 12-13 to a hotel room and raped them. Ye took to the internet to ...

Flipping fantastic

The Mermaid breaks China box office record – and does well in US too
Mar 4, 2016 (WiC 315)

What do you get when you put together a film script that pits property development against environmental destruction, and then adds a dose of comedy? China’s highest grossing blockbuster The Mermaid. Directed by actor-filmmaker ...

China’s Game of Thrones

Why a Liang Dynasty drama has entranced Chinese audiences
Feb 26, 2016 (WiC 314)

With its sense of intrigue and opulence, King’s Landing has something in common with medieval Constantinople. Like the Byzantine capital, it has formidable defences: a steel sea chain to block enemy ships, high walls to thwart armies and an ...

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