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07 January, 2012

China Seeking To Control Its Culture

China  is now considered among the elites, when it comes to economic growth, and  military muscles, but the country's leadership is concerned about its vulnerability on a more nebulous front: culture.
The Chinese Government is trying  to clamp down on of content being broadcast on the airwaves and websites within the country.Its aim, to try and  promote Chinese culture and reduce outside influences. This same concept, which goes back to the same ideals, which Fidel Castro has been doing in Cuba for many years. The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, warned the Communist leadership  is not to loosen their grip on the country's cultural scene. The fear,  the Chinese government wants  to keep outside influences at bay. The Chinese government is worried, about the growing global influence of the US, because it wants to keep its culture strong. This upcoming year, its poses to restrict certain media programming and news , that is brought into the country from the international market. In doing so, China hopes that the  symbolism and the patriotism  of its country remains strong, and the morality and development of the youth remain intact.