{"id":7121,"date":"2019-10-08T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T04:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/south-park-china-writers-apologise-after-beijing-censorship\/"},"modified":"2019-10-08T09:45:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T04:45:33","slug":"south-park-china-writers-apologise-after-beijing-censorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2019\/10\/08\/south-park-china-writers-apologise-after-beijing-censorship\/","title":{"rendered":"South Park China: Writers ‘apologise’ after Beijing censorship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Randy (left, bearded), making toys in Chinese prison
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Producers of American TV comedy South Park announced a mock apology in China after the show became almost unavailable in the country.<\/p>\n

In a recent episode, Character Randy is imprisoned during a visit to China and then undergoes forced labor and Communist Party retraining.<\/p>\n

Most South Park episodes and reviews are no longer available online in China.<\/p>\n

"We welcome Chinese censorship of home and mind," he apologized. "Communist Lives Long!"<\/p>\n

What happens to the episode?<\/h2>\n

In "Band in China", Randy Marsh travels to China to expand her marijuana business. <\/p>\n

He is arrested and sent to prison, subject to forced labor and retraining.<\/p>\n

In one scene, a security guard makes an electric shock while Randy stands in the rain. <\/p>\n

Randy reads on the card as "a proud member of the Communist Party." "Party is more important than individual."<\/p>\n

Then the guard shoots a prisoner on his head and is sent to the dense cells to start a conversation with Winnie Pooh and the piglet.<\/p>\n

In 2017, people compared him to Chinese President Xi Jinping, so the image of Pooh Winnie was blocked in China.<\/p>\n

"Some people said that Poo looked like a Chinese president, so we are now illegal in China," Piglet said.<\/p>\n

Randy replies. "What kind of madhouse is this?"<\/p>\n

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Former US President Xi Jinping and Barack Obama began circulation in 2013
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How was your reaction in China?<\/h2>\n

Since the episode was released in the US last week, a search for "South Park" on Weibo, a Chinese social media site, displays "No related results."<\/p>\n

The show has been removed from various video websites in China, including Billy Billy, iQiyi, Youku and le.com. Some searches show a brief introduction but cannot be played.<\/p>\n

On Douban, a well-known movie review website in China, the search results show "No search results are displayed according to relevant laws, regulations and policies."<\/p>\n