Chinese Regime Increases Control Over TV, Radio Programs, School Textbooks

Chinese men watch a program on a large television set in the window of an electronics shop on May 15, 2017 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

The Chinese regime on Sept. 20 published new regulations for TV and radio stations to limit foreign content and the presence of foreign actors onscreen. On the same day, the official media reported that school textbooks must be inspected and any self-written or foreign textbooks must be removed from schools.

China’s National Radio and Television Administration (a ministry-level executive agency directly under the State Council) published two draft regulations on Sept. 20. Together, they are called the “Restrict Foreigners Order.”