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Fined $210 Million, Livestreaming Star Viya Is Latest Chinese Celebrity Handed Exemplary Punishment China's Social Credit System

Fined $210 Million, Livestreaming Star Viya Is Latest Chinese Celebrity Handed Exemplary Punishment

Viya, China’s queen of live streaming, has been fined RMB1.34 billion ($210 million) and had her social media account suspended as punishment for tax evasion. The penalties make her the latest celebrity target in 15-month crackdown on the country’s entertainment and cultural industries. Tax authorities said on Monday that the…
bubmag
December 23, 2021
Scientists discovered a well-preserved dinosaur embryo in southern China China's Social Credit System

Scientists discovered a well-preserved dinosaur embryo in southern China

Despite discovering many dinosaur eggs and nests over the past 100 years, articulated in-ovo embryos are remarkably rare. Scientists reported an exceptionally preserved dinosaur embryo in southern China in a new study. They discovered fossilized dinosaur embryos in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, southern China. The oviraptorosaurs took on a distinctive tucking…
bubmag
December 22, 2021
Inside China and Hollywood’s Frayed Relationship… China's Social Credit System

Inside China and Hollywood’s Frayed Relationship…

The tea leaves aren’t difficult to read: China and Hollywood can bid adieu to any attempts at in-depth cultural collaboration for the foreseeable future as relations between Tinseltown and the world’s largest film market enter a new, unprecedented chapter. In wide-ranging interviews conducted by Variety, a dozen producers, studio executives and…
bubmag
December 22, 2021
Fake accounts advance authoritarian agenda… China's Social Credit System

Fake accounts advance authoritarian agenda…

境外社交平台注册 Register accounts on foreign social media platforms 按月报单价 Charge monthly 5000.00 元/月 RMB/ Month 境外社交平台账号伪装及维护 Disguise and maintain overseas social media accounts 按月报单价 Charge monthly 5000.00 元/月 RMB/ Month 制作原创视频 Create original videos 按月报单价 Charge monthly 40000.00 元/月 RMB/ Month A list of services and costs itemized in Chinese…
bubmag
December 22, 2021
Headlines From China: ‘Fireflies in the Sun,’ a Remake of ‘John Q,’ Soars to Weekend First Place China's Social Credit System

Headlines From China: ‘Fireflies in the Sun,’ a Remake of ‘John Q,’ Soars to Weekend First Place

China Box Office: ‘Fireflies in the Sun,’ a Remake of ‘John Q,’ Soars to Weekend First Place Wanda Pictures’ “Fireflies in the Sun,” an adaptation of the 2002 Nick Cassavetes film “John Q,” opened first with $54.2 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. It tells the story about a…
bubmag
December 20, 2021
Trump demands China pay $60 TRILLION in ‘reparations’ for pandemic… China's Social Credit System

Trump demands China pay $60 TRILLION in ‘reparations’ for pandemic…

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that China should pay reparations for its role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Trump, a leading figure within the GOP, told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that the communist regime should be held responsible for its role in helping spread the coronavirus. “China has to…
bubmag
December 20, 2021
China Box Office: ‘Fireflies in the Sun,’ a Remake of ‘John Q,’ Soars to Weekend First Place China's Social Credit System

China Box Office: ‘Fireflies in the Sun,’ a Remake of ‘John Q,’ Soars to Weekend First Place

In another quiet weekend in China, Korean War blockbuster “The Battle at Lake Changjin” was at last eased out of the top five for the first time since its Sept. 30 debut. It was replaced by a new Korean War film with lower production values. “Crossing the Yalu River” from…
bubmag
December 20, 2021