BEIJING: From reality TV to online gaming and even pop fandom, China's leadership has launched a crackdown on youth culture in what experts say is a bid to ramp up "ideological control."

In a series of sweeping measures, Beijing has moved to check what it considers the excesses of modern entertainment and urged social media platforms to promote patriotic content.

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