Time for China’s youth to wake up to the other side of ‘fanquan’

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‘Tainted’ stars: The authorities in Hangzhou slapped fines on top livestreamers, Cherie and Lin Shanshan, for misreporting personal income as business income to evade taxes. — China Daily/ANN

WHAT kind of person is best suited to become an idol who can inject positive energy into the youth of China?

Certainly not the 88 people who have been placed on the livestreaming ban list.

Chinese authorities have turned their attention to the fan culture prevalent in the country. On Nov 24, the China Association of Performing Arts introduced a list of 88 people who are banned from livestreaming. The list includes Guo Laoshi, who was known for her crude sense of humour, and tainted stars such as Kris Wu and Zhang Zhehan.

The measures were necessary after the entertainment stars were found mired in scandals ranging from sexual assault to tax evasion.

The authorities in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, had also slapped fines worth US$14.6mil (RM59.2mil) on two top livestreamers, Cherie and Lin Shanshan, for misreporting personal income as business income to evade taxes – tactics similar to those employed by actresses Fan Bingbing and Zheng Shuang.

Such regulatory action will serve society well. People who want to become stars must first of all behave themselves. In the past, some stars have let their fans down when their misdemeanours were exposed and their image came crashing down.

Kris Wu is one of the banned 88.Kris Wu is one of the banned 88.

Sometimes “chaotic” fan behaviour has led to conflicts between young fans and their parents.

On Chinese social networking sites, fan groups are often referred to as fanquan, or “fan circles”. The fans are mostly believed to belong to Generation Z, being born after 1995, and their numbers have grown significantly in recent years.

However, gone are the days when celebrities served as role models to exemplify what hard work could accomplish. These days fanquan knows no limits. Fans go to any extent in order to blindly support tainted entertainment stars. They waste their time, and even money, for their stars and frequently engage in verbally abusing fans of their stars’ rivals.

There have even been reports of teenage fans stealing their parents’ money and credit cards to buy products endorsed by their idols.

Therefore, it was high time the authorities to ensure the healthy development of fan culture among the young. Teenagers, whose minds are still immature, make up a bulk of such fan circles. Such toxic fan culture can play a negative role on the development of adolescent minds. Also, doing away with such fanquan is necessary for creating a healthy competitive environment in the entertainment industry.

Entertainment stars and their agencies should shoulder some social responsibilities to ensure the fans know how to behave and abide by social rules. — China Daily/ANN 

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A view of the US Capitol Building. Photo: IC

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday released a report on US democracy, exposing the deficiencies and abuse of democracy in the US as well as the harm of it exporting such democracy.

Ahead of the US-initiated summit for democracy, China has consecutively issued a white paper on Chinese democratic model and a report on US democracy, which not only defends China’s own democratic achievements but also warns of the disastrous effects of the US’ democratic mess on the world, said Chinese experts. They described the report as timely and to the point.

It is hoped that the US will improve its own system and practices of democracy and change its way of interacting with other countries, said the report, noting that this is in the interest of not only the American people, but also the people of other countries.

The report pointed the US system is fraught with deep-seated problems and the US democracy has become “a game of money politics,” the US has “one person one vote” in name, which is however”rule of the minority elite” in reality; the checks and balances have resulted in a “vetocracy,” and the flawed electoral rules have impaired fairness and justice, and the dysfunctional democracy has triggered a trust crisis.

The report also mentioned the messy and chaotic features of US democracy, including the capitol riot that shocked the world, entrenched racism, tragic mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, widening wealth gap and the “freedom of speech” in name only.

Also, the report bashed the disastrous consequences of US’ practice of exporting democracy. The “color revolutions” have undermined regional and national stability, the US imposition of its style of democracy has caused humanitarian tragedies, the abuse of sanctions has breached international rules, and the “beacon of democracy” has drawn global criticism, according to the report.

Democracy is a common value shared by all humanity, said the report. It is a right for all nations, not a prerogative reserved for a few. Democracy takes different forms, and there is no one-size-fits-all model. It would be totally undemocratic to measure the diverse political systems of the world with a single yardstick or examine different political civilizations from a single perspective. The political system of a country should be independently decided by its own people, the report said.

The report pointed out that the US’system of democracy is derived from its own practices, noting this system is unique, not universally applicable, and it is far from perfect. However, over the years, the US, despite the structural flaws and problematic practice of its democratic system, has claimed itself as the “model of democracy.” It has incessantly interfered in other countries’ internal affairs and waged wars under the guise of “democracy,” creating regional turbulence and humanitarian disasters, the report said.

One day after China released its white paper on the country’s democratic model, China issued another report on US democracy, which not only explains what China’s democracy is but also tells the world that China understands what the US democracy is. The US is far from a “beacon of democracy” and has nothing worth showing off given the chaotic American society, Lü Xiang, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Sunday.

At a time when the whole world needs to work together to fight the pandemic, recover economically and care for the vulnerable, the US is hosting such a useless summit based on ideological boundaries which targets China, Russia and some other countries and regions. It reflects the US’ Cold War mentality and exposes that the country is playing a divisive role in the world,Lü said, criticizing the upcoming US democracy summit.

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