Several weeks ago, the hugely popular Chinese TV show “Super Girl” was removed from the airwaves. This was largely due to the Western style of voting for the show’s contestants – with a viewership of 400 million, it was regarded by many Chinese government officials as profane, unhealthy and subversive.
But this was also merely the latest example in a string of cases in which China has attempted to censor its various and growing media outlets.
