China Bans K-pop Music

Re:China Bans K-pop Music by caryhartline on Sunday January 08, 2017 @01:58AM (#13348682)

Yep, it said so in the article. But it's also possibly going to have the effect of protecting the local industry.

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Re:China Bans K-pop Music by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:29AM (#13348900)

It is always hard to tell why they do things. The pretext is...retaliation, but they look at all the other wins, and protectionism has a lot to do with it. Heck, Korean dramas were getting way too popular for local media comfort before the THAAD cut backs.

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Re:China Bans K-pop Music by XorNot on Sunday January 08, 2017 @04:45AM (#13349062)

S. Korea is also a democracy. The regime is highly suspicious of any foreign culture which might make people more interested in control of their own government.

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