The Chinese culture police, known as Wenguan, recently demonstrated their expanded new powers when they imposed a $2 million fine on a comedy studio for a joke made by standup comedian Li Haosi that compared the People’s Liberation Army to his adopted dogs. The Wenguan can enforce penalties on culture producers for violating the “main melody,” the official version of orthodoxy as defined by the Chinese Communist Party. They are to China what DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) chiefs are to America, but with overt support and authority by the state instead of indirect support and authority the DEI chiefs currently enjoy.
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