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She's One of China's Biggest Stars, but She's Getting a Pay Cut

The country has issued a directive aimed at curbing sky-high salaries and alleged tax evasion

(Newser) - China’s highest-paid entertainers are getting a pay cut. Chinese officials have issued a directive aimed at capping the salaries of some of the country’s biggest stars, reports the Guardian . The salaries of on-screen talent will be held to 40% of total production costs, and leading actors will be...

China Creating New 'Theology' for Christians

One that will 'better integrate with Chinese culture,' says an official

(Newser) - The number of Christians in China is on the rise, a fact that's making the country's control-freak atheistic government quite nervous and causing tensions between police and worshipers. To address this issue, state media reports that China is creating its own Christian-based theology that will conform more closely...

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