It's quite
shocking to learn that the Chinese government
is trying to control the media so intensely that a lot of TV dramas
will be off the air very soon. The government has warned the
satellite station that TV dramas shown in the prime time
should reveal positive light. Those banned include imported
cartoons,imported TV dramas including those from HK and Taiwan.
What's more, dramas featuring crime,guns,sex,love affairs,
divorce,etc and dramas in local dialects or with local accents
won't be able to escape the same fate. The government stressed that
all the dramas need to be 'ethically inspiring'. This policy put a
strain on at least 48 national channels. Stations have to submit
their programmes to local bureaus a month before broadcast so they
could be assessed. Clearly, this is politically motivated---2007 is
a special year coz the 17th communist national congress, which is
held every five yrs, will be held. S