Summary
China has intensified its crackdown on erotic fiction writers, particularly those creating danmei (gay romance/erotica), with over 50 arrests in Anhui province since June 2024.
At least 10 individuals have been sentenced, with penalties reaching up to 4.5 years in prison. Many writers published on Taiwan-based Haitang Literature, which has faced disruption.
Under China’s strict laws, earning over 250,000 yuan (~$34,500) from such works can result in a life sentence, though reduced sentences are possible if profits are repaid.
Critics argue the campaign undermines freedom of expression and inflates sales figures to justify harsh punishments.
Communists self-critical all the time. I encourage you tk actually go on hexbear and read their struggle sessions. They are constantly arguing about what foreign countries should do and not do, even the communist ones, like China. They critically support it because of its resistance to US imperialism, they don’t automatically think everything they do is good. That is the definition of “critical support”, a thing no one in lemmy.world seems to understand.
I think you actually need to talk to communists instead of libs before you make this document. You need to engage them in real conversation. You’re just going off propaganda news articles and third party hearsay. There aren’t any actual tankies in this thread so you’re not getting any first-hand information.
It sounds like you’re using self-crit as an excuse to recycle and peddle lib propaganda and nonsense. Meanwhile, the US is on the verge of fascism. You’re looking for reasons to make people not be communists rather than finding out why people should be.