China introduces new rules of conduct for artists
Impeccable morals, always in the service of the party: That s what the People s Republic expects of its performing artists. China has issued new guidelines.
A still from the Chinese film The Great Wall from 2017
Deviant or improper behavior is not welcome in China. The individual must subordinate to the common good as determined by the Communist Party. It sees itself as a kind of civilizing regime and claims to give people a moral education, says Björn Alpermann, Sinologist and chair of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Würzburg.
Love the party, serve socialism