China Requires All TV Channels to Play Party Propaganda Dramas

A Chinese cinematographer wears a Japanese army hat during the filming of the series “The Last Noble,” set during the second Sino-Japanese War in Fangyan, China, on Aug. 13, 2015. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is preparing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its takeover of China on October 1. 

In anticipation, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), the state agency that supervises China’s radio and television industries, published a rule on July 31, requesting that all television channels in China broadcast so-called “red drama” programs that praise the Party.