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China’s Celebrity Fan Culture in Hot Water as Beijing Widens Internet Crackdown

China’s Celebrity Fan Culture in Hot Water as Beijing Widens Internet Crackdown
Singer-actor Kris Wu is seen on the cover of a fashion magazine at a newsstand in Beijing, China on July 20, 2021. Reuters/Tingshu Wang
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
8/29/2021|Updated: 8/30/2021

For months, Chinese authorities have been cracking down on the country’s powerful internet sector, targeting an array of companies over issues from anti-trust to data security.

Now, online celebrity fan clubs are the latest to feel the heat.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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