Chinese Government Cracking Down on Art Prizes
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015As President Xi Jinping’s anti-graft actions continue, the Chinese Government is looking for additional ways to crack down on corruption in its party hierarchy, with a main target being art and literary prizes. “The ministry of culture will carry out a comprehensive rectification of literary and art awards. A number of awards will be cancelled or streamlined, with an overall reduction of more than 60 per cent,” the Communist Party said in a statement. (more…)



