2026-11-10
On the evening of November 10, at the 39th Golden Rooster Awards, Zheng Dasheng won Best Director for "The Secret File," which significantly lagged in both box office and critical acclaim, defeating the high-rated and high-grossing "Love Letter to Grandma." This sparked protests from netizens who left one-star ratings on Douban.
2026-11-06
The patriotic film 'White-Clad Retrograde,' originally scheduled for release on November 6, has had its information removed from major ticketing platforms, effectively being pulled from theaters and rescheduled for 2027.
2026-11-06
China Film Digital Cinema Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. issued a notice announcing that the anti-epidemic film "White-Clad Renegades," originally scheduled for release on November 6, 2026, has been withdrawn. The specific release date will be announced later. The Douban page has been updated to "TBD 2027," and promotional work appears to have stalled.
2026-11-06
Netizens reported that the collectible "White Porcelain Vase" (baici jingping) in Tencent's game "Delta Force" was renamed to "Famous Kiln Porcelain," suspected to be an attempt to evade censorship due to the homophonic similarity between "baici jingping" and "baichi jinping" (idiot Jinping).
2026-11-01
From the night of October 31 to the early morning of November 1, CCTV Sports' "Top 10 Goals of the Week" aired Mbappe's goal in El Clasico in full, including his name. Subsequently, the replay for that time slot on CCTV.com became unavailable, with a notice stating that the playback is currently unsupported due to changes in the broadcast schedule.
2026-10-31
On October 31, rapper Pharaoh released his new album 'A Young Person's Life'. Netizens interpreted the first characters of the lyrics in the song 'October' as a homophonic reference to 'Long Live the Cultural Revolution'. Pharaoh responded that he had no such intention and it was purely a coincidence. To avoid a negative listening experience, he muted the relevant lyrics; in the latest screenshot of the lyrics, '革职掉玉帝' (Dismiss the Jade Emperor) has been replaced with asterisks.
2026-10-31
On October 30, the "Hundred Ghosts Night Reading" booth at a bookstore in Beijing still displayed orange pumpkin lanterns and an introduction sign for "Jack-o'-lantern". On October 31, Halloween day, the pumpkin lanterns, patterns, and introduction sign had all disappeared.
2026-10-30
On October 30, the official TBS website continued to update promotional information for Season 2 of "VIVANT". The plot page still indicated that Episode 23 will air on November 1, failing to respond to CCTV's suspension request.
2026-10-29
On October 29, the Beijing Queer Film Festival (iQueer Film Week), founded in 2001, issued a statement announcing the cancellation of the film week originally scheduled for the near future, apologizing to the audience without specifying the reason. The festival has long operated by circumventing censorship; after being shut down in 2014, it once organized screenings for audiences on a train to Huairou using USB drives, and it stopped using its WeChat official account in 2025.
2026-10-28
On October 28, as the controversy surrounding Mbappe's remarks continues to escalate, major Chinese e-commerce platforms have begun removing Mbappe-related products.
2026-10-27
On the evening of October 27, relevant personnel from China Media Group (CCTV) responded to Kylian Mbappe's apology, stating they have noted the information and that "we listen to his words but watch his actions." They hope La Liga, Real Madrid, and Mbappe himself will learn a lesson from this, offer a sincere apology, and truly repent. As of press time, there has been no news of CCTV resuming the broadcast of La Liga matches.
2026-10-27
On the evening of October 27, the eFootball project team announced that Mbappé had made inappropriate remarks concerning China and that all his promotion in and out of the game would be stopped; the Chinese servers of eFootball, eFootball Online, and eFootball: Kings' Rally stopped producing the related characters and cards.
2026-10-27
On October 27, Tencent's FC ONLINE and FC Football World announced the launch of the removal of Mbappé-related player materials from external channels, while in-game content will be adjusted through a version update.
2026-10-27
In an advertisement at the Xujiahui metro station in Shanghai, Mbappé's face was covered. Netizens photographed and exposed it, suspecting it was related to censorship.
2026-10-27
On October 27, Dongqiudi released the full 2026 Ballon d'Or ranking, in which second-place finisher Mbappé was labeled "no such person found," sparking heated discussion among netizens. Yahoo Sports said Dongqiudi erased Mbappé's name from its Ballon d'Or ranking.
2026-10-27
On October 27, Dahe Daily reported that the CCTV News Weibo account and CCTV.com had taken down coverage related to Mbappé, accusing him of enjoying the dividends of the Chinese market while “biting the hand that feeds him.”
2026-10-26
From the evening of October 26, China Media Group halted broadcasts of La Liga matches, all games involving Mbappé, and advertisements featuring him. The trigger was Mbappé saying "Chinese dictator" during an interview when discussing face-swap memes of Mao Zedong.
2026-10-26
After the interview sparked controversy, the program The Bridge pulled the video of Mbappé's face-swap meme about Mao Zedong from its social media accounts without explanation. elDiario said the video can still be seen in reposts on Reddit and other media; ABC said the original clip can no longer be found on its YouTube channel.
2026-10-12
Xiaohongshu users compared the old and new versions of the lesson "The Independence of the United States" in the ninth-grade first-semester world history textbook. The new excerpt no longer contains passages stating that the legitimate powers of government derive from the consent of the governed and that the people have the right to change or abolish a government that damages their rights. After retaining expressions such as "all men are created equal," it uses an ellipsis to connect directly to the paragraph declaring independence, and commenters joked that they were afraid students might awaken.
2026-10-08
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an publicly addressed mainland China, asking it to respect the realities of Taiwanese society, not to treat Kevin Tsai differently, and saying he supports and respects Kevin Tsai in voicing any position.此前 Kevin Tsai appeared in support of Puma Shen, triggering a backlash in mainland public opinion, and brands such as Leapmotor have already cut ties with him.
2026-10-08
On October 8, a group chat notice circulated online stated that, having received a notice from the Public Security Bureau and the local police station, all content by Times Fengjun and TFBOYS cannot be published, and some of Zhang Hanrui's large-scale light shows and light projections also cannot be published normally.
2026-10-07
On October 7, netizens found that the episode of Who's the Murderer featuring Kevin Tsai — Season 1, Case 07, "Please Answer 1998" — is no longer among Mango TV's full-episode selections; the old direct link redirects back to the homepage, while the official YouTube channel still keeps that episode. Mango TV has issued no public explanation.
2026-10-06
After the controversy erupted, several of Tsai Kang-yong's podcasts and interview works were successively taken down, his personal homepage retained only a small amount of promotional content, his Weibo followers dropped by nearly 10,000 in a short time, and a large number of netizens flooded the comment section to express dissatisfaction, while he himself remained silent.
2026-10-05
After a boycott broke out over Kevin Tsai's endorsement appearance, Leapmotor and Harper's Bazaar promptly removed collaboration content related to him.
2026-10-04
After Kevin Tsai attended a campaign event, Leapmotor stated that it firmly adheres to the One China principle and announced that it would take offline all content related to Kevin Tsai.
2026-10-04
After Kevin Tsai's participation in a Taipei mayoral candidate's event sparked controversy, Harper's Bazaar removed related interview promotions.
2026-10-04
After Kevin Tsai's appearance at Puma Shen's campaign event sparked controversy over calls from Chinese netizens to boycott him, the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar simultaneously took down content related to him.
2026-10
After Kevin Tsai attended the inauguration of Puma Shen's campaign headquarters, mainland media criticized him for "standing up for Taiwan independence" figures, related variety shows were taken down in the mainland, and Leapmotor and the Biste series issued statements distancing themselves or removing collaborative content.
2026-09-29
On September 29, the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism issued a notice regarding Na Ying paying tribute to Liu Huan at her concert and adding the song "The Curved Moon" on the fly, stating that it was a fragmented performance during an audience interaction segment, that the song was not performed in full, and that it did not constitute a case of changing the program and re-submitting it for approval.
2026-09-26
On September 26, Na Ying added a performance of "The Curved Moon" to her Chengdu concert to mourn Liu Huan. Netizens are hotly debating whether this move was pre-approved and if she will face fines, lamenting the tightening cultural environment.
2026-09-23
The comments section of the CCTV Finance Musk interview video shows “author has enabled filtering, some comments are not displayed”, and some comments are restricted.
2026-09-22
On September 22, a popular landmark wall in Linfen, Shanxi, featuring a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, was painted white and replaced with the red characters 'Love Reading,' sparking heated discussion and mockery among netizens.
2026-09-18
On September 14, Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po published an article criticizing the Netflix documentary "Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower" for glorifying crimes. On September 18, the film rose to the number one spot on Netflix's movie charts in Hong Kong.
2026-09-11
Beijing time, September 11, 2026 — According to China Digital Times (CDT), Wuhan authorities punished the relevant theater and the event organizer because crosstalk comedian Guo Degang sang “red songs” during a performance without prior approval. It remains undecided whether Guo Degang will be allowed to continue performing crosstalk or Peking opera. Outside observers believe that the authorities’ prolonged silence over whether to permit his performances is itself a statement.
2026-09-07
The Wuhan Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau determined that Guo Degang altered the performance content without authorization and distorted anti-Japanese War songs; the organizer's illegal gains were confiscated and a fine of ten times the amount, totaling more than 480,000 yuan, was imposed, and Wuhan Zhongnan Theater and the related performances were penalized.
2026-09
Content related to the game "Love and Deepspace" under Papergames was accused of "alluding to the historical atrocity of the Japanese army's Unit 731 during the invasion of China," touching a political red line and being named and criticized by multiple state media outlets.
2026-08-19
On August 19, 2026, the Wuzhou Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau in Guangxi announced a typical case: a local private Cultural Revolution museum was forcibly shut down by the civil affairs authorities for carrying out activities without registering in accordance with the law.
2026-08-16
On August 16, the anime film “Niu Lai,” which had drawn attention and suspicion from the authorities due to its soaring box office, was notified of removal in Dalian and other cities, and its screenings were halted.
2026-08-16
On August 16, 2026, the theatrical animated film Niu Lai, whose extremely rough production unexpectedly triggered a nationwide curiosity-driven viewing frenzy, was suddenly removed from Douban's database and pulled from theaters in multiple regions after its box office surged.
2026-08-15
The Qilin Opera Troupe's 10th anniversary tour show in Xi'an, originally scheduled for the evening of August 15, was reported the day before the performance because Guo Degang had previously changed "Weishan Lake Is Quiet" to "The Forbidden City Is Quiet" during a show in Wuhan. It was placed under formal investigation by the Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau and officially cancelled.
2026-08-12
On August 12, 2026, when a documentary on Jiang Zemin's life broadcast by CCTV reviewed the 1989 events, the footage unexpectedly showed in full the World Economic Herald front page slogan about speaking the truth, sparking discussion among netizens.
2026-08-11
The Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau officially announced that it has opened an investigation into Guo Degang of Deyun Society, after he changed the lyrics of the song from "Railway Guerrillas" to "All is quiet in the Forbidden City" during a commercial performance in Wuhan on July 24.
2026-08-11
The Wuhan Culture and Tourism Bureau issued a response regarding the incident of Guo Degang's performance lyrics not being reported, avoiding the controversy over disrespect and adapted content, and initiating filing procedures on the grounds of failure to report as required.
2026-08
Crosstalk performer Guo Degang used metaphors such as the sun setting in the west during a performance, touching a nerve in Zhongnanhai and triggering an investigation. Commentators have pointed to this as a sign of the launch of a new Cultural Revolution movement.
2026-07-20
On July 20, 2026, the Wall Street Journal reported that Beijing authorities have extended their suppression of Taiwan's international status to non-political civilian spheres, forcing a Taiwanese Hakka children's choir to withdraw from a performance after being demeaned, while a barista champion was also forced to change their affiliation.
2026-07-19
On July 19, 2026, The Battle of Penghu, a film about the Qing dynasty's armed attack on Taiwan originally scheduled for release on July 25, was reported to have been halted and pulled from schedules by the authorities once again on the eve of its public screening; outside observers analyzed that its aggressive propaganda about military operations against Taiwan had sparked controversy in the current situation.
2026-07-17
On July 17, 2026, after Hong Kong police raided an independent bookstore and seized books, the monograph accused of seditious intent, “Only Red Flowers Bloom,” quickly topped bestseller lists in Taiwan, including Books.com.tw and Kingstone, and an emergency reprint was launched.
2026-07-17
On July 17, Hong Kong Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung responded to the arrest of independent bookstore staff, stating that booksellers have a responsibility to ensure that the books they sell do not endanger national security. However, he refused to publish a "list of banned books," claiming that doing so would be "detrimental to effective law enforcement," and compared selling books to selling food.
2026-06-20
On June 20, 2026, netizens revealed that after the open-world game Uncharted Waters: Origins launched servers in mainland China, its international server’s world chat system had set “Teacher Li” as a blocked word, filtering it with asterisks for censorship.
2026-06-12
The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival opened on June 12th. For the first time in its 20-year history, the festival has canceled its "Japan Film Week."
2026-06-11
On June 11, 2026, platforms including QQ Music, NetEase Cloud Music, Kugou Music and Bilibili simultaneously took down the song "Ni Ruo San Dong" and related videos, which had been widely used to mock North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
2026-06-08
According to an RFI report on June 8, the French Cultural Center in Beijing suddenly canceled all film screenings for June, which outsiders suspect is related to the removal of Pride Month films.
2026-06
According to CBC, citing internal embassy emails obtained through access-to-information requests, Beijing local authorities planted two large trees overnight on municipal land outside the Canadian Embassy in China just before June 4th this year. The trees were placed about half a meter to a meter from the embassy's outer wall in an attempt to block the June 4th candlelight displayed on the embassy's street-facing electronic screen.
2026-05-28
On May 28, 2026, Deyunshe issued an official statement regarding crosstalk actor Yang Hetong's remarks during a livestream that crosstalk should criticize current affairs and reflect the people's livelihood, announcing that it was removing him from his position as teaching director and suspending his role as performance team captain.
2026-02-22
Recently, the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism designated the influencer with millions of followers, "Russian Nana" Na Yina (real name Zhai Geying), as a disgraced performer and revoked her performance license.
2026-01-11
On January 11, an 8-meter-tall Marilyn Monroe statue inside the Central Avenue tourism and culture shopping center in Dalian, Liaoning, was quietly removed. Netizens posted comparison photos of the scene on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) and Douyin, and mall staff claimed they only noticed it when they arrived for work that day.
2025-11-29
After the short film was released, it drew mockery from netizens and was subsequently taken down by CCTV.
2025-09-30
On September 30, Zhejiang Propaganda published an article criticizing Hu Chenfeng, pointing out that he uses worship of the foreign to dissolve consensus, exploits young people's anxiety to harvest consumers, and uses extreme emotions to distort values. Previously, Zhang Xuefeng had already been criticized for shaking the foundations of the state.
2024-11-05
Following the cancellation of performances in Guangzhou, Foshan and Suzhou, on November 5 the Shanghai YOUNG Theatre announced that The Cherry Orchard, starring Jin Xing and originally scheduled to be staged in December, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
2024-10-22
On October 22, 2024, Jin Xing posted an open letter on Weibo naming Song Shuqin, director of the approval division of the Guangzhou Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, demanding the red-headed official document rejecting the dance troupe's performance approval.
2023-05-15
Beijing's cultural law enforcement authorities determined that the actor House seriously insulted the people's armed forces during a performance, confiscating Xiaoguo Culture's illegal gains and imposing a total fine of more than 14.67 million yuan; Xiaoguo Culture subsequently announced an indefinite suspension of all offline performances nationwide.
2021-12-30
On December 30, 2021, after being edited in a variety show, Jin Xing released a list of multiple programs including The Jin Xing Show, accusing someone of abusing public power to carry out blacklisting.
2021-08-26
On August 26, 2021, Zhao Wei's works were suddenly taken down by major video platforms in mainland China, her Weibo super topic was banned, her name was removed from cast lists, and related entries on Baidu Baike were deleted or altered.
2021-06-24
After its management was arrested and its assets frozen, Apple Daily was forced to cease publication, with its final issue printing 1 million copies.
2021-03-14
Former national football team captain Fan Zhiyi mocked the Chinese men's basketball team's defeat on the show, triggering a strong backlash from the sports world; the second half of the program, originally scheduled to air, was ultimately cut and never broadcast.
2017-09-12
After 19 years on air, the program "Qiangqiang Sanrenxing" suddenly announced on its official Weibo without any warning that it was temporarily suspended due to company program adjustments, and subsequent search results were blocked.
2017-08-30
On August 30, 2017, Jin Xing announced on Weibo that The Jin Xing Show had been cancelled, and Dragon TV has not revived the program since.
2017-07-20
The South China Morning Post published an investigative report by financial columnist Shirley Yam regarding the relationship between Cai Huabo and a close aide to Xi Jinping, but it was subsequently retracted due to "unverifiable insinuations."
2016-07
After Roast Season 1, hosted by Zhou Jie, drew about 30 million views within three days of going online, it suddenly disappeared from the platform; eight months later it was relaunched after its offensive angle was revised.
2015-03-10
Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Yin Weimin introduced the gradual delayed retirement policy at the Two Sessions press conference. That evening, CCTV's "Two Sessions 1+1" made it a key topic, and Bai Yansong explained it on the program as an inevitable trend whose benefits outweigh its drawbacks.
2013-01
Southern Weekend's New Year's address "Chinese Dream, Constitutional Dream" was withdrawn by the Propaganda Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, marking an intensification of media control.
2011-08-26
At the meeting, Feng Xiaogang stated that film censorship is severely damaging and shackling creativity, and called for a return to the relaxed cultural and artistic policies of the 1980s.
2009-11-19
In November 2009, Southern Weekly left its front-page headline blank, using an empty layout to protest the propaganda department's forced removal of an editorial accompanying an interview with Obama.
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2007
In 2007, demographer Yi Fuxian published Big Country, Empty Nest, arguing that China's population data was falsified and that family planning should be abolished; he was subsequently banned and went into exile overseas.
2006-01-24
On January 24, 2006, Ice Point Weekly of China Youth Daily was ordered to suspend publication by the Publicity Department of the Communist Youth League Central Committee because it had published an article by Yuan Weishi questioning history textbooks; editor-in-chief Li Datong and deputy editor-in-chief Lu Yuegang were dismissed, and neither of them returned when the publication resumed on March 1.
2003-08-19
Bai Yansong resigned from his positions as producer of News Meeting Room, China Weekly, and Time and Space Link because he felt that the producer role made his expression mediocre and led to self-censorship, while retaining his role as host.
2001
At the 2001 annual meeting of CCTV's "Tell It Like It Is" program team, a satirical comedy short, "Division of the Family in October," was produced, in which colleagues openly mocked Bai Yansong's rationalizing, brow-furrowing, preachy style by remixing Soviet films and their character names.
1996-04
The Film Bureau issued an urgent document stating that the script took delight in improper relationships. Beijing Film Studio head Han Sanping announced the suspension of the film, resulting in huge economic losses.
1994-05
Zhang Yimou's film “To Live” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and Ge You won the award for Best Actor. The film was not released in mainland China because it directly confronted the devastation inflicted on ordinary people by political campaigns such as the Cultural Revolution.
1993-05-01
“Oriental Horizon” officially went on air, and Bai Yansong, from a temporary planner, was pushed in front of the camera, ushering in a period of public opinion supervision later known as the “mini spring” of CCTV news.
1991
"Tricky Brains" was released, featuring lines such as "Yuan Mu is so honest, Li Peng is our greatest leader" in the "lying bean-paste bun" scene.
1987
After its 1987 release, “Furong Town” caused a sensation, won the Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers Award and international film festival prizes, and the historic town where it was filmed was later renamed Furong Town.
1983
Gao Xingjian's plays, such as "Absolute Signal" and "The Station," were criticized during the Campaign to Clear Spiritual Pollution and were accused of being vestiges of bourgeois style.