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‘Harmful’ culture to be blacklisted

“Harmful cultural products” in China will soon be blacklisted, the Ministry of Culture said yesterday.

The “cultural products” will include live performances, visual arts, computer games, publications, movies, TV and radio programs. according to a ministry statement.

The blacklist will target content such as pornography and details will be published on the ministry website and through mass media, it said.

No application for licenses or permits for blacklisted products will be allowed.

Those involved in production and distribution of blacklisted products will face tighter scrutiny upon the review of their business applications, it said.

The ministry also plans to blacklist businesses which operate without licenses twice or more, illegally obtain or counterfeit permits, or commit other offenses. This policy will be piloted in six provinces and three municipalities.

Once on the list, legal persons and chief executives of the firms involved will be banned from involvement in similar businesses and companies will be excluded from competing for awards or bidding for government contracts.

The blacklist will be reviewed after five years.




 

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