China has launched new rules to tighten its grip on the internet literature industry, which has flourished during the pandemic.
China’s General Administration of Press and Publication recently issued new rules to require writers to publish content using their real names, and for online publishing platforms to control the proportion of martial arts stories, romantic novels, webtoons, and other subjects based on authorities’ preferences. This would mean subjects deemed favorable to the regime would have more content, while literature with content that authorities disapprove of would be censored.
