The National Radio and Television Administration, the country’s broadcasting authority, announced late Friday that it would ban cartoons and other TV shows primarily produced for children that contain any mention of violence, blood, vulgarity or pornography. TV channels must “resolutely resist bad plots,” and instead only broadcast “excellent cartoons with […]

The China Evergrande Group headquarters in Shenzhen, China. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images Text size Remember that guy who ran for mayor of New York City by shouting, “The rent is too damn high?” Chinese authorities have taken his lament to heart, setting “reference prices” for secondary apartment sales in half a […]