Following crackdowns on the big-tech and education sectors, China’s entertainment industry may be the next target. This week’s formal arrest of film star Kris Wu marks the beginning of Xi Jinping’s campaign on cleansing the entertainment industry, according to current affairs commentator Li Yanming.
Chinese media platforms have removed about 2 million video clips related to Kris Wu and about 7,000 episodes of variety shows, according to an official announcement on Aug. 17. As a result, Wu has almost disappeared from public view in China.
