TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses to get swept into a controversy over how to handle China's censorship efforts.
Workers dismantle signage for an NBA fan event scheduled to be held on Wednesday night at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country.
TV show South Park and a major video game studio are the latest businesses to get swept into a controversy over how to handle China’s censorship efforts. Chinese video streaming sites apparently scrubbed all episodes of South Park after an episode about U.S. businesses kowtowing to Beijing.
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