China's recent punishment of a comedy studio has sent a chill through the country's cultural sphere a striking reminder of the increasingly limited public space for artistic expression under President Xi Jinping. Authorities last week fined Xiaoguo Culture Media millions of dollars and suspended their performances indefinitely after a…
The swift retribution meted out represents "a sad, new low" in Chinese official tolerance for unorthodox speech under leader Xi Jinping, observers have said.
China's recent punishment of a comedy studio has sent a chill through the country's cultural sphere a striking reminder of the increasingly limited public space for artistic expression under President Xi Jinping.